<P> In 1965 , Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from friend Peter Buck to start `` Pete 's Super Submarines '' in Bridgeport , Connecticut , and in the following year , they formed Doctor 's Associates Inc. to oversee operations of the restaurants as the franchise expanded . The holding company derives its name from DeLuca 's goal to earn enough from the business to pay tuition for medical school , as well as Buck 's having a doctorate in physics . Doctor 's Associates is not affiliated with , nor endorsed by , any medical organization . In 1968 , the sandwich shop was renamed `` Subway '' . </P>
<P> In 1965 , Fred DeLuca borrowed $1,000 from friend Peter Buck to start `` Pete 's Super Submarines '' in Bridgeport , Connecticut , and in the following year , they formed Doctor 's Associates Inc. to oversee operations of the restaurants as the franchise expanded . The holding company derives its name from DeLuca 's goal to earn enough from the business to pay tuition for medical school , as well as Buck 's having a doctorate in physics . Doctor 's Associates is not affiliated with , nor endorsed by , any medical organization . In 1968 , the sandwich shop was renamed `` Subway '' . </P>
when was the first subway sandwich shop opened
when was the first subway sandwich shop opened
In 1968
In 1968