Victor Cafe

Victor Cafe A restaurant located in the Italian section of Philadelphia (1303 Dickinson St.), opened in 1933 by John Di Stefano, a former Victor record dealer. He played opera records during meals, attracting a distinguished clientele of recording artists from the Victor studios in neighboring Camden, New Jersey: Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe De Luca, Titta Ruffo, Beniamino Gigli, Ezio Pinza, and many others. Upon the death of Di Stefano in 1954, the business was continued by his son Henry (who…