Showbiz Pizza Place (438 Grand Canyon Drive) (Q2243) : Difference between revisions

City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl … (WSJ, 15 May 1990, p. 22)

service format

dine-in restaurant

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City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl … (WSJ, 15 May 1990, p. 22)

attested status

15 May 1990

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City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl … (WSJ, 15 May 1990, p. 22)

20 May 1991

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City of Madison 1991–92 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 21 p7 and May 22 p27): Pizza Hut at 3059 E. Washington Ave., 2649 East Springs Dr., 4709 Verona Rd., 7440 Mineral Point Rd. and 662 State St.; Pizzeria … (WSJ, 20 May 1991, p. 6)

25 May 1995

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City of Madison license list, May 1995 (CT, 25 May 1995, p. 20)

27 May 1996

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City of Madison license list, May 1996 (CT, 27 May 1996, p. 5)

17 July 1996

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Toddler left behind at Chuck E. Cheese (CT, 17 Jul 1996, p. 1)

27 May 1997

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City of Madison alcohol-license applications, 1997 (part 2) (CT, 27 May 1997, p. 20)

26 May 1998

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City of Madison license applications, June 2, 1998 (Ray Fisher, city clerk; published May 25–27) (CT, 26 May 1998, p. 4–5)

24 October 1982

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Entertainment sells ShowBiz Pizza (WSJ, 24 Oct 1982, p. 90)

18 December 1988

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Review of Delaney's, a West Side survivor that 'outlasted T.R.'s, the Longhorn and Shar-Lee's and predates Showbiz, Chi-Chi's and Ciatti's' — ShowBiz Pizza still open in December 1988 (WSJ, 18 Dec 1988, p. 84)

6 May 1989

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Dining Out (Prager) on Paisan's: owners Roy McCormick and wife Rose Troia made 'Madison's first thin crust pizza' c. 1951 from Troia-homestead recipes; three moves and a shift to a team of four owners including McCormick's s… (CT, 6 May 1989, p. 10)

6 October 1985

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1985 (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 141)

4 October 1987

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1987 (WSJ, 4 Oct 1987, p. 252)

26 March 1988

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C.B. Mix's 'Weekender Nightstalker' bar column on the Odana Road strip: 'You can get a beer at Showbiz Pizza Place. It's a good place to take small children and a unique spot to end a relationship' (CT, 26 Mar 1988, p. 34)

5 October 1986

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1986 (WSJ, 5 Oct 1986, p. 170)

20 June 1986

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Lost-and-found: remote control unit lost in Iven's Pizza parking lot 6/15; help-wanted: maintenance person, Showbiz Pizza, 438 Grand Canyon (CT, 20 Jun 1986, p. 21)

16 August 1985

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ShowBiz Pizza Place 'Pizza Plus' ad: large deluxe cheese pizza, pitcher of soft drink and double game and ride tokens $9.95 during August; 'World's greatest robotic entertainment' (WSJ, 16 Aug 1985, p. 34)

1 May 1986

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Legal notice: applications for the sale of beer and/or liquor (City of Madison, 1986–87) (WSJ, 1 May 1986, p. 30)

23 December 1989

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Adults mustn't forget, Showbiz Pizza is for the kids (CT, 23 Dec 1989, p. 30)

operator

Showbiz of Madison Inc.

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City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl … (WSJ, 15 May 1990, p. 22)

Showbiz Pizza Time, Inc.

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City of Madison license list, May 1996 (CT, 27 May 1996, p. 5)

Brock Hotel Corp.

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Entertainment sells ShowBiz Pizza (WSJ, 24 Oct 1982, p. 90)

Showbiz of Madison Inc.

May 1986

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Legal notice: applications for the sale of beer and/or liquor (City of Madison, 1986–87) (WSJ, 1 May 1986, p. 30)

Showbiz of Madison Inc.

April 1982

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Legal notice: applications for the sale of beer and/or liquor (City of Madison, 1982–83) (WSJ, 29 Apr 1982, p. 34)

research note

Licensed in May 1990 (agent Gustavus M. Martinsons); the same address was Chuck E. Cheese's by 1999.

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City of Madison 1990–91 Class B liquor license renewals (reprinted May 18 p24 and May 19 p6): Pizza Pit, 78 East Towne Mall (Kerry P. Cook, agent Terry K. Voice); Edwardo's Natural Pizza Restaurant 333 N. Bassett St. (Erl … (WSJ, 15 May 1990, p. 22)

City of Madison 1999–2000 alcohol license renewals, part 2: Liquor & Beer Class B (#159–458): But-Lo LLC dba Sal's Pizzeria 313 State St.; First Madco Inc. dba Rocky Rococo 7952 Tree Ln.; Mineral Spirits Inc. dba Edwardo's N… (CT, 26 May 1999, p. 7)

Licensed in 1995 as Showbiz of Madison, Inc. dba Chuck E. Cheese's; its Sept. 1995 manager ad promised 'Pizza, not pressure'.

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City of Madison license list, May 1995 (CT, 25 May 1995, p. 20)

Pizza Pit: 'PIZZA COOKS — Production of Madison's most award winning pizza. Complete paid training… ORDER TAKERS… Apply at the nearest PIZZA PIT location in Madison and surrounding Dane County'; Pizza Extreme managers $22–… (WSJ, 17 Sep 1995, p. 89)

On July 16, 1996 staff closing the restaurant found a 2-year-old left behind by a 15-person party; manager Sharon Fitch waited an hour before calling police, and the boy was back with his mother the next morning. The Capital Times put the story on page 1 and called the restaurant one 'known for catering to children'.

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Toddler left behind at Chuck E. Cheese (CT, 17 Jul 1996, p. 1)

Opened at the beginning of July 1982, a block east of West Towne Mall, with Billy Bob and the Rock-Afire Explosion animatronic band, video games and skee ball; counter orders earned game tokens; large cheese pizza $9.25 — 'the pizza is not enough to keep people coming back, but the entertainment is' (Campbell). LaRose (1989): thick chewy crust; 'a great place for birthday parties'.

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Entertainment sells ShowBiz Pizza (WSJ, 24 Oct 1982, p. 90)

Dining Out (Prager) on Paisan's: owners Roy McCormick and wife Rose Troia made 'Madison's first thin crust pizza' c. 1951 from Troia-homestead recipes; three moves and a shift to a team of four owners including McCormick's s… (CT, 6 May 1989, p. 10)

1985 guide: 'Family entertainment center serving mostly pizza and fun'; 11–10 Sun–Thu, 11–11 Fri–Sat.

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1985 (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 141)

Listed as 'ShowBiz Pizza Place' in October 1987: 'Rides and games for adults & children. Specializes in birthday parties and fun for the whole family.'

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Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1987 (WSJ, 4 Oct 1987, p. 252)

Collins (Dec 1989): manager Gary Fay estimated about a half-million customers a year, about 5,000 a day in the week after Christmas; a token for every $2 spent and three tokens for each report-card A; the robotic band played a Christmas show; 'far from the best pizza in town' but a good salad bar.

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Adults mustn't forget, Showbiz Pizza is for the kids (CT, 23 Dec 1989, p. 30)

Show Biz of Madison, Inc. applied for a new license at '434 Grand Canyon Drive' in April 1982; the council approved it on June 1, 1982, ahead of the July opening.

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Legal notice: applications for the sale of beer and/or liquor (City of Madison, 1982–83) (WSJ, 29 Apr 1982, p. 34)