Sunday, February 16, 2020

Sunday Dinner At Pipers




Pipers was one of many restaurants that has been in that building at the State Line in Delmar.  The building started as Vern’s drive In, changed to the Stateline Restaurant and then to Orrell’s Surrey restaurant and about 1982 became Pipers.   It was run by Alex and Pete Bubas.  Pipers stood out because of the bright green roof it had. 


 above in 1985
The Bubas were successful restaurant owners before taking on Pipers and in the early 1990s they had three Roy Rogers restaurant franchises (two in Salisbury and one in Cambridge), Pipers and Zia’s. 

above 1982 Alex Bubas and David Larmore

The family lived in Delmar.  Their parents, Jerry and Margaret Litras Bubas also lived in Delmar. 



All restaurants are a boom to the local economy between employees, venders who supply the restaurant, and newspapers who take advertising for the restaurant they inject some major money into the economy.  At the peak when they had the three Roy Rogers, Pipers and Zia they employed over a hundred and fifty people.  



above 2011 Alex Bubas at Zia's

About 1991 they sold Pipers to another management group. About 1998 the restaurant became The Eagle Diner.


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