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==History==
==History==
The chain's first Madison restaurant stood at 632 University Ave., at Lake Street, in a green one-storey metal building put up in the fall of 1979 that a 1982 State Journal story called "the ugliest building in Mad Town"<ref name="wsj-1982-01-22-p1">Martin, C. (1982, January 22). "'Ugliest building in Mad Town' to get face lift." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Cited on an earlier version of this wiki; not re-read.</ref>. A north side restaurant at 1201 N. Sherman Ave. followed in about 1981<ref name="wiki-godfathers" />. In May 1996 the city's licence list carried Godfather's Pizza, Inc., with Denise E. Fergusson as agent, at 714 S. Gammon Rd. on the west side, the building that had been a [[Shakey’s Pizza Parlor|Shakey's]] in 1993<ref name="ct-1996-05-27-p5">(1996, May 27). City of Madison licence list, May 1996. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522631770/ 522631770]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref><ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. When the Gammon Road restaurant opened and closed has not yet been found.
The chain's first Madison restaurant stood at 632 University Ave., at Lake Street, in a green one-story metal building put up in the fall of 1979 that a 1982 State Journal story called "the ugliest building in Mad Town"<ref name="wsj-1982-01-22-p1">Martin, C. (1982, January 22). "'Ugliest building in Mad Town' to get face lift." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Cited on an earlier version of this wiki; not re-read.</ref>. A north side restaurant at 1201 N. Sherman Ave. followed in about 1981<ref name="wiki-godfathers" />. In May 1996 the city's license list carried Godfather's Pizza, Inc., with Denise E. Fergusson as agent, at 714 S. Gammon Rd. on the west side, the building that had been a [[Shakey’s Pizza Parlor|Shakey's]] in 1993<ref name="ct-1996-05-27-p5">(1996, May 27). City of Madison license list, May 1996. ''The Capital Times''. p. 5. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522631770/ 522631770]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref><ref name="wsj-1993-08-18-p93">(1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406358045/ 406358045].</ref>. When the Gammon Road restaurant opened and closed has not yet been found.


==Former Locations==
==Former Locations==

Revision as of 03:29, 24 October 2026

Godfather's Pizza is a national pizza chain founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973. It had several Madison restaurants from about 1980 into the 1990s[1].

History

The chain's first Madison restaurant stood at 632 University Ave., at Lake Street, in a green one-story metal building put up in the fall of 1979 that a 1982 State Journal story called "the ugliest building in Mad Town"[2]. A north side restaurant at 1201 N. Sherman Ave. followed in about 1981[1]. In May 1996 the city's license list carried Godfather's Pizza, Inc., with Denise E. Fergusson as agent, at 714 S. Gammon Rd. on the west side, the building that had been a Shakey's in 1993[3][4]. When the Gammon Road restaurant opened and closed has not yet been found.

Former Locations

  • 632 University Ave., at Lake Street (about 1980[2]).
  • 1201 N. Sherman Ave. (about 1981)[1].
  • 714 S. Gammon Rd. (licensed in May 1996)[3].

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (2020, December 5). "Godfather's Pizza." Madison Pizza Wiki.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martin, C. (1982, January 22). "'Ugliest building in Mad Town' to get face lift." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Cited on an earlier version of this wiki; not re-read.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (1996, May 27). City of Madison license list, May 1996. The Capital Times. p. 5. Newspapers.com image 522631770. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.
  4. ↑ (1993, August 18). "Good dining spots — Pizza." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 93. Newspapers.com image 406358045.