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point in time: 23 May 1984
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store at University Square, Madison
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Paisan's (University Square)
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    A 30-year run ended because the campus retail center on the 700 block of University Avenue was to be demolished for a $190 million complex; the search for a new site had begun around 2001.
    1980 Yellow Pages ad: custom made pizza, spaghetti, lasagne, 'Home of the Garibaldi Sandwich', imported beer on draught, liquor, wine, carafes, student art displayed and sold, carry-outs till midnight.
    Rath (1985): Roy McCormick retired after 36 years; Paisan's opened Dec. 31, 1949 with Joseph Troia, moved to University Ave. after a year, then to the Porta Bella basement at 425 N. Frances, and to University Square in 1975. Prager (1989): 'Madison's first thin crust pizza'; a team of four took over c. 1985; booths from Porta Bella's cellar, a Philadelphia mansion's mantle.
    1985 guide: '80 University Square ... Longtime local Italian favorite with extra outside cafe seating'; full bar; Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–midnight, Sat–Sun 4 p.m.–midnight.
    Fall 1986 guide: 'Longtime local Italian favorite with outside seating. Award-winning thin-crust pizza, homemade pasta, sandwiches and great salads.'