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This Burnaby pizzeria celebrates 50 years of ooey-gooey goodness

Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlour has been around a long time – half a century to be exact.
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This photograph shows Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlour in around 1970 – not too long after the pizza shop opened in 1969. The pizzeria is celebrating its 50th birthday this month. Submitted photo

Me-n-Ed’s Pizza Parlour has been around a long time – half a century to be exact.

It’s seen old jukeboxes come and go, housed its fair share of sing-alongs, withstood the test of eliminating smoking sections and hosted personalities ranging from local TV sports host Squire Barnes to actor Michael J. Fox.

“If you grew up in Burnaby and played sports, you probably had a soccer or hockey or some kind of [team] wind up in our back room,” owner Melody Hewitt said.

The pizzeria opened up on June 21, 1969, exactly 50 years ago as of next Friday.

Melody and Nathan Hewitt said they have several plans for June and July to recognize their customer base, who they say helped keep the restaurant going for half a century in the same location through the good times and the bad.

“When times are good and the economy is flourishing, it’s easy to keep a restaurant in business. To be able to sustain our business for 50 years, through the ups and downs in our community, we’re very proud,” she said in a news release.

“We hope we’ve brought value to the Lower Mainland with the product we sell and the fantastic people we’ve been able to employ.”