History
The Lombardo family started in the retail food industry, operating Liberty Supermarkets in East Boston. However, the concept of Lombardo's as a function facility began when East Boston residents started requesting that an empty hall be made available to host functions. The result was the opening of Lombardo's Function Hall in East Boston in 1963 by Paul and Sal Lombardo (sons of Nina and Vincent).
In 1983, the Lombardos purchased the Chateau de Ville in Randolph, which was attached to a nightclub called “The Sanctuary”. They spent the next two years remodeling the four main function rooms and renamed the facilities Lombardo's South and Vincent's Nightclub. In July 2000, the Lombardo family closed the East Boston location, focusing their efforts solely upon managing the facility in Randolph.
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