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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
* | * By 1950 to before 1975: the [[Italian Village]], run by Matt Lombardino and from about 1952 by his nephew Joseph Troia; it advertised pizza from 1951<ref name="wsj-1951-05-11-p22">(1951, May 11). "Extra! Italian Village Restaurant Introduces Famous Italian Pizza!", 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 22. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/400557812/ 400557812].</ref><ref name="ct-1954-04-03-p13">Kreisman, B. I. (1954, April 3). "Lombardino Has A Dream, And Lo, It Comes to Pass." ''The Capital Times''. p. 13. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/518688905/ 518688905].</ref><ref name="wsj-2013-01-13-p46">(2013, January 13). Retrospective naming the Italian Village restaurant at 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 46.</ref>. | ||
* 1975: [[Rocky Rococo]]. It applied for a | * 1975: [[Rocky Rococo]]. It applied for a license in July<ref name="wsj-1975-07-29-p6">(1975, July 29). License application, Rocky Rococo, 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 6.</ref>, which was recommended in September<ref name="wsj-1975-09-20-p30">(1975, September 20). License recommended, Rocky Rococo, 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 30.</ref>. The restaurant opened that summer<ref name="wsj-1982-04-04-p32">Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404415972/ 404415972].</ref>. | ||
* July 31, 1998: Rocky Rococo closed after 23 years. Its windows were papered over with a sign announcing a new campus location at 1301 Regent St., to open in September. Roger Brown said delivery had become a bigger part of downtown business, and the State Street spot had parking and delivery problems<ref name="ct-1998-08-07-p2">Kalk, S. (1998, August 7). "Rocky's grows out of State Street." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2A, 8A. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522135372/ 522135372], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522135390/ 522135390].</ref>. | |||
* September 2004: Moe's Southwest Grill planned to open "in the space that was once Rocky Rococo's"<ref name="wsj-2004-09-02-p63">(2004, September 2). Moe's Southwest Grill plans to open at 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 63.</ref>. | * September 2004: Moe's Southwest Grill planned to open "in the space that was once Rocky Rococo's"<ref name="wsj-2004-09-02-p63">(2004, September 2). Moe's Southwest Grill plans to open at 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 63.</ref>. | ||
* By May 2006 to about June 2007: Fudds<ref name="ct-2006-05-30-p22">(2006, May 30). City of Madison | * By May 2006 to about June 2007: Fudds<ref name="ct-2006-05-30-p22">(2006, May 30). City of Madison license list, May 2006. ''The Capital Times''. p. 22.</ref><ref name="wsj-2007-06-06-p24">(2007, June 6). Fudds closes at 651 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 24.</ref>. | ||
* By May 2008: Madhatter, a bar<ref name="wsj-2008-05-28">(2008, May 28). City of Madison | * By May 2008: Madhatter, a bar<ref name="wsj-2008-05-28">(2008, May 28). City of Madison license list, May 2008. ''Wisconsin State Journal''.</ref>. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Item:Q393|651 State Street in the | * [[Item:Q393|651 State Street in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 29 October 2026
651 State St., at State and Lake streets, was the second Rocky Rococo.
Timeline
- By 1950 to before 1975: the Italian Village, run by Matt Lombardino and from about 1952 by his nephew Joseph Troia; it advertised pizza from 1951[1][2][3].
- 1975: Rocky Rococo. It applied for a license in July[4], which was recommended in September[5]. The restaurant opened that summer[6].
- July 31, 1998: Rocky Rococo closed after 23 years. Its windows were papered over with a sign announcing a new campus location at 1301 Regent St., to open in September. Roger Brown said delivery had become a bigger part of downtown business, and the State Street spot had parking and delivery problems[7].
- September 2004: Moe's Southwest Grill planned to open "in the space that was once Rocky Rococo's"[8].
- By May 2006 to about June 2007: Fudds[9][10].
- By May 2008: Madhatter, a bar[11].
See also
Notes
- ↑ (1951, May 11). "Extra! Italian Village Restaurant Introduces Famous Italian Pizza!", 651 State St. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 22. Newspapers.com image 400557812.
- ↑ Kreisman, B. I. (1954, April 3). "Lombardino Has A Dream, And Lo, It Comes to Pass." The Capital Times. p. 13. Newspapers.com image 518688905.
- ↑ (2013, January 13). Retrospective naming the Italian Village restaurant at 651 State St. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 46.
- ↑ (1975, July 29). License application, Rocky Rococo, 651 State St. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 6.
- ↑ (1975, September 20). License recommended, Rocky Rococo, 651 State St. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 30.
- ↑ Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 32. Newspapers.com image 404415972.
- ↑ Kalk, S. (1998, August 7). "Rocky's grows out of State Street." The Capital Times. p. 2A, 8A. Newspapers.com images 522135372, 522135390.
- ↑ (2004, September 2). Moe's Southwest Grill plans to open at 651 State St. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 63.
- ↑ (2006, May 30). City of Madison license list, May 2006. The Capital Times. p. 22.
- ↑ (2007, June 6). Fudds closes at 651 State St. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 24.
- ↑ (2008, May 28). City of Madison license list, May 2008. Wisconsin State Journal.
