Pilar Montero
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December 2, 1921
Pilar Montero | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Pilar Rivas December 2, 1921 Manhattan, New York |
| Died | January 14, 2012 (aged 90) Brooklyn, USA |
| Occupation | Bar owner |
| Known for | Owner of Montero’s Bar and Grill |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Montero (m. 1943, died 1999) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Francisco and Rita Rivas |
Pilar Montero (December 2, 1921 – January 14, 2012),[1] was the owner of Montero’s Bar and Grill in Brooklyn, where she worked into her 80s.[2][1]
She moved to Brooklyn from Manhattan when she was very young, and she and her husband Joseph opened the bar in 1945; Joseph died in 1999.[3][1] Joseph Montero's sister Emma and her husband Buddy, according to Pilar Montero, bought a grocery store on State Street from Pilar and her godson's father, who each sold them half for $800.[3] However, in 1951 the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway came along and cut the grocery store off, so Emma and Buddy closed it.[3] They later rented the space to artists and artisans, and in 2003 their granddaughter Marissa Alperin opened it as a jewelry store; she sold jewelry to Pilar.[3] As of 2006, there was still a rift between Pilar and Emma due to the grocery store closing.[3] Pilar's obituary was included in The Socialite who Killed a Nazi with Her Bare Hands: And 144 Other Fascinating People who Died this Year, a collection of New York Times obituaries published in 2012.[4]
