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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Item:Q716|6016 Monona Drive in the Pizzapedia database]]
* [[Item:Q716|6016 Monona Drive in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]


==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 01:35, 20 October 2026

6016 Monona Dr., at the corner of Femrite Drive in Monona, was the home of The Pizza Oven for 40 years.

Timeline

  • March 1964: "The Pizza Hut" opened, for pickup only[1]. It was not part of the Pizza Hut chain.
  • September 29, 1966: renamed "Pizza-Oven", "under same management"[2].
  • By 1982: inside seating[3]. The shop had begun in one corner of a building of three stores; the owners later bought the building and made the other two stores the dining room[4].
  • 1999: the City of Monona decided to redevelop the corner[4].
  • April 30, 2004: The Pizza Oven closed here. Two condominium buildings and a retail building were planned for the site[4].

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ (1964, March 28). "Now Open: The Pizza Hut." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 14. Newspapers.com images 400701303, 519526000.
  2. ↑ (1966, September 29). "Our new name "Pizza-Oven", formerly Pizza Hut." The Capital Times. p. 40. Newspapers.com images 519582920, 401993375.
  3. ↑ (1982, September 29). "Valuable Coupon: Free Pizza (Pizza Oven)." The Capital Times. p. 64. Newspapers.com images 520961061, 402579303.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lipton, E. F. (2004, March 22). Regulars mourn coming changes to Monona's Pizza Oven. The Capital Times. p. 11–12. Newspapers.com images 529174961, 529174972.