Looking to drum up more business, Spera purchased a pizza oven and used an old Sicilian recipe that had been passed down to him.
Selling slices for 15 cents apiece, Spera s business soon took flight. He remained at his first storefront for three decades before moving the restaurant to its current location on the south side of 26th Street in 1988.
The restaurant has a number of quirky, old-fashioned features including a manual cash register dating back to a New York department store in the 1940 s, according to NJ.com.
In 2014, Spera told the website he came to the U.S. with $50 and couldn t speak any English. His given name is Salvatore, but he decided to go with Sam because it was easier.
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He was a dapper old man white cap and blue polo shirt, like he’d just stepped off the golf course who even into his 90s ate several slices of pizza a day.
Sam Spera, who slept under the pizza oven at his Wildwood sandwich shop, Sam’s Steaks, in the 1950s because he couldn’t afford a room and went on to open legendary boardwalk pizzeria Sam’s Pizza Palace, has died. He was 92.
The announcement was made on the pizzeria’s Facebook page, which immediately was filled with condolences.