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Olé for Somers’ Mexican Shack

The "Shack" 1975 - 1990. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
The "Shack" Interior. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Original transportation from New York to Mexico. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Setting up curbside stand in 1973. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Getting the "Shack" ready in the summer of 1975. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Original "Shack" in a barn in early 1973. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Delivering pottery to garden centers. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Trailers arriving to New York from Mexico. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Trailers arriving to New York from Mexico. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Loading trailers in Mexico. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Warehousing pottery ready for distribution. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Mexican Shack manager's home in Mexico. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Demolishing building on Route 100 to get ready for new Mexican Shack. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio
Ad from 1973. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Steven Delzio

SOMERS, N.Y. – If you grew up around Somers in the 1970s, you probably remember the old shack at Routes 35 and 100, appropriately called The Mexican Shack.

“Back in the 70s, I got myself a van and drove from Somers across country,” said Steven Delzio, owner of The Mexican Shack. “It was a ’70s thing to do. I ended up living in Phoenix.

“Then my parents’ 25th anniversary came up, and I wanted to go home for it. I was living hand-to-mouth, so I had to raise some money. I took out a loan, ...
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