I get asked about the Palumbo's of Philadelphia on occasion. They had a nightclub and restaurant there for a long time, as you can see from the marker above. By the way, the picture was taken by old friend Phil Yacuboski of WBAL in Baltimore.
A lot of singers and comedians got there start at Palumbo's, including David Brenner, who was really big in the 70's.
No. We're not related.
There's a Palumbo in the western part of the state who made his money in mining. He gave a lot of money to colleges and universities in the Pittsburgh and Erie areas. The name is up on a lot of buildings. I'm not related to him, either.
I understand one of my cousins did a family tree research thing a while back and ran in to a few dead ends. For some strange reason, I never had much of a desire to explore the distant past.