John Tutura: "It was a pleasure dealing with the Kelekis family. I went through boxes
and boxes of photos, some of which they didn't even realize they had in the basement.
Everybody in the family got together and I was given photographs here and there and
everywhere; it was sort of a nice family project for them as well. We wanted to depict
and play up the old man starting out with a chip wagon, and the pushcart, and then
everything else and how it all progressed. He started out with a popcorn
wagon!"
"The Kelekis are very family oriented Greeks and they're very proud of their father and
their family history. On the other walls in the dining room you'll see pictures of
numerous various celebrities who've dined there. It was a lot of fun dealing with that
family because they were very cooperative and very warm; and they were happy with
what was executed. When I was younger, I used to visit my Aunt and Uncle who live
right around the corner from Kelekis, so we'd go for chips there in the fifties and sixties.
So it was really neat to have the opportunity to do this for a place I've spent a lot of time
in."
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