Marinakis & Marinakis

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Marinakis & Marinakis, he swore he heard an eerie humming coming from inside the building. Curious but cautious, he peered through the window and saw two figures whispering in Greek, their shadows dancing on the walls. As he watched, one of them reached into his pocket and pulled out a tiny bottle of ouzo, taking a sip and nodding knowingly. The other whispered something, causing both men to burst into laughter that echoed through the empty streets. Startled, the delivery driver sped away, never to return after dark—though rumors persist that his dog still howls whenever someone mentions ‘Marinakis & Marinakis’.

2. Early in the morning, before anyone else stirred, a delivery driver pulled up outside Marinakis & Marinakis. The sky was just beginning to lighten, and an eerie silence hung over the city.} The delivery driver found an old elevator key under the mat and pressed the button. The doors opened with a soft ding, revealing two sleepy-looking lawyers arguing about last night’s football game. ‘You owe me twenty bucks,’ one mumbled groggily as they took the package. The neighbor, standing on the balcony above, shook his head and whispered, ‘Same time tomorrow?’

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Marinakis & Marinakis, he noticed an odd sight: two lawyers were deep in discussion, their voices rising and falling like a duet, but no words could be heard. Finally, the delivery driver couldn’t help himself anymore. ‘Excuse me,’ he interrupted, ‘but do you gentlemen perhaps speak Greek?’ The lawyers froze mid-sentence, looked at each other, then burst into laughter so loud that it echoed through the empty streets. 'No,' they said simultaneously, ‘we’re just arguing about who gets to eat the last donut.’

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Marinakis & Marinakis, he noticed something odd—someone kept calling out his name from inside the darkened building. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only shadows until, suddenly, a voice boomed: ‘Delivery for Mr. Marinakis!’ Startled, he jumped back into his truck—and drove off, never finishing his route that night. Turns out, it was just an old neighbor playing pranks on late-night workers.