Marathon Deli gyros still disappear fast, but customers just don’t demand them like they used to.
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College Park, you’ve gone soft. That is, at least according to Marathon Deli manager Nick Pavlounis. He showed up in 1990, during a time he says held a much crazier nightlife.
Marathon hasn’t been a huge part of any nightlife recently, not since Pavlounis started shutting down at 8 p.m. But back in the day, he said, closing time was 11 — and even that was flexible, if you were.
“It used to be good,” Pavlounis said. “The girls would push the boobs up against the window; the guys would slip you $20 under the door for some gyros.”
Of course, Pavlounis still wields ultimate authority over visitors to his establishment. When a Diamondback reporter requested an interview, Pavlounis refused until the reporter reluctantly accepted a free Coca-Cola.
At least he got to keep his shirt on.