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Revision as of 05:07, 25 October 2026
pizzeria at 437 State St., Madison, from the 1960s to at least 1980
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Gargano's Pizzeria (437 State Street) |
pizzeria at 437 State St., Madison, from the 1960s to at least 1980 |
Statements
1980
31 August 1980
5 May 1983
19 October 1983
19 July 1979
255-3200
1980 Yellow Pages menu ad: thin, regular and thick crusts (10, 12, 14 in.) and Pizza in the Pan (9, 10, 12 in.), 16 extra ingredients, Togo and Vesuvio sandwiches, Pizzaloka, pasta dinners; open 11:30–2 and 5 p.m.–2 a.m.; a separate pan-pizza line, 257-4722.
In summer 1980 'Dan and his pizzamobile' sold Gargano's deep-dish slices ($1) on the Capitol Square; the cart was gone by July 1982. Biagio Gargano sold the restaurant before opening the Monastery in November 1980; Gargano's and Aunt Ruth's left the State/Broom/Gilman building about a year before Noble Roman's opened there in January 1985. Prager (1989) dated Gargano's founding to 1964.
5 references
Operated from 1977 by Dollhausen Enterprises (the 1984 bankruptcy story's 'opened in 1977' refers to that company's start; the restaurant itself dates from the 1960s). Closed in January 1984; Chapter 7 petition March 9, 1984, with debts of $529,388; the landlord, Broom & State Corp., was owed for the lease and a 1977 purchase agreement.
unknown value
1 reference
about a year after Gargano's and Aunt Ruth's had vacated the building
January 1984
1 reference
Gargano's and a sister operation, Gargano's East, were closed in January
1977
January 1984
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