On April 4, 1964, inspired by a sandwich shop in Point Pleasant, NJ, Tony Conza, Peter DeCarlo and Angelo Baldassare opened up their own submarine shop at 110 Washington St in Hoboken. Looking for a unique name, they turned to a dictionary and settled on the word blimp. With sandwiches ranging from 35 to 95 cents, they rang up $295 in their first day. Years later it has grown into a national chain with 1600 US franchises, trailing only subway and Quiznos. (And WAY better than either of them!) This October 12th the Blimpies in Stirling, NJ will celebrate its 15th anniversary. It's a good store, with nice people, in the Long Hill Twp. Mall, Go visit!
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