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Segment 6: The Modern Rex Marine

This week’s continuation of the story of Lou Gardella and Rex Marine begins on a very sad note.

The sudden death of Lou’s wife Beryl in Septem...

Segment 5: Growth on the Harbor

The postwar years were a time of continued growth for Lou Gardella and Rex Marine.

In 1948, Lou constructed a building over the water as a rest...

Segment 4: Postwar Growth and The Pier Restaurant

In August of 1945, the war was over. After a combined fifteen years of Depression rolling into the horrors of World War II, Am...

Segment 3: Rex Marine Finds a Home on the Harbor

When Lou acquired the Chris-Craft dealership in 1936, there were signs that the economy might finally be recovering from the Gr...

IN MEMORY: THOMAS J. “TOMMY” GARDELLA

40 years later, his impact is still felt across Rex and Cove.

This year marks both Rex Marine’s 90th anniversary and the 40 year remembra...

SEGMENT 2: The Trucking Business that Made It All Possible

While today the Gardella family is known for operating Rex Marine Center and Norwalk Cove Marina, it was Lou Gardella...