Pasquale Gervasio made it to America by stowing away on a boat from Italy, eating only lemons for two weeks. In 1936, he opened an Italian bakery in Trenton with a single brick oven, and over the years its grown from one bakery to a seven-location business that create fresh bread and baked goods that are standouts in a community filled with specialized food shops.
Now, 80 years later, the family still owns the Italian People's Bakery & Deli and the main location on Butler Street stands as an operational remnant in the city's Chambersburg neighborhood.
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