Original "Ray's" Pizzeria | |
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Facade of the replica replacement on Prince Street | |
Origin |
Ralph Cuomo |
Type |
Pizzeria |
Effects |
Inspires patrons to open similar restaurants |
Downsides |
Affected will invest all time and money in opening the chain. |
Activation |
Dining |
Collected by |
Artie Neilson |
Section |
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Date of Collection |
1982 |
[Source] |
Origin[]
In 1959, Ralph Cuomo opened the first "Ray's Pizza" on Prince Street in Little Italy, New York. In 1960, he made a second "Ray's Pizza" but later sold it off. The new owner sued Cuomo, claiming (falsely) that his "Ray's" was there first and Cuomo had copied him. Though Ralph won the case, it opened the door to many other new pizzerias called "Ray's", each claiming a different origin and each claiming to be the first and only authentic.
Even today, in New York alone there are 49 pizzerias featuring the name "Ray's".
Effects[]
Dining at the original "Ray's" pizzeria causes certain patrons to be inspired to continue the chain. They will have the idea to devote time and money into opening a pizzeria with the name "Ray's", although their own reasons for doing so may be drastically different. The end result is the same, a potentially self-propagating pizzeria chain restaurants.
For some reason, the effects only influence people with the means and money to act on the inspiration, the average Joe will feel no compulsion to become a restaurateur.
It was mentioned in the episode "Age Before Beauty"