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December 19, 2015
Scranton Landmark Being Restored
Now what we saw last year has been reversed. The old Avanti Cigar factory is being restored.
Under the paint was some advertising for the Parodi Cigar Company of NY.... it was located there before it was in Scranton.
Parodi was their most famous brand. Made in the USA.
September 13, 2014
Scranton Landmark Being Demolished
The former Avanti Cigar company has moved to another location in the Keystone Industrial Park in Dunmore. The old buildings in the process of being demolished.
There was a news segment about this Company some time ago. They said some of the machines that they used in the factory were 70 years old. Most of the workers have been there for a long time the news segment said. Parodi is their most famous brand.
