Paisan's (University Square) (Q1293)

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store at University Square, Madison
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Paisan's (University Square)
store at University Square, Madison

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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.
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    stated in
    New Paisans location 'secret' a secret no more (madison.com, 2 Jun 2005)
    stated in
    No Square deal: Businesses scramble with new campus project (CT, 12 Mar 2005, p. 38)
    stated in
    Restaurant graveyards: Nature of the 'feast' (madison.com, 27 Dec 2009)
    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.
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    stated in
    Madison Yellow Pages, 1980 edition (Wisconsin Telephone Co.), 'Pizza' classification, p. 448: listings Pizza Hut (811 Fern Dr. 238-7361; 4709 Verona Rd. 271-7151; 3059 E. Washington Ave. 249-6439; 2405 S. Park 257-8621) a… (phone book, 1980, p. 448)
    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.
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    Paisan's, 80 University Square (257-3832): Roy McCormick retiring after 36 years; opened December 31, 1949 with brother-in-law Joseph Troia; moved to University Ave. after a year, then to the Porta Bella basement at 425 N. F… (CT, 24 Aug 1985, p. 3)
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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)
    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.
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    Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1985 (WSJ, 6 Oct 1985, p. 137)
    Fall 1986 guide: 'Longtime local Italian favorite with outside seating. Award-winning thin-crust pizza, homemade pasta, sandwiches and great salads.'
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    Madison Area Dining Guide, Fall 1986 (WSJ, 5 Oct 1986, p. 168)
    Licensed in 1975 as Paisans Restaurant Inc., 80 University Square. 1978: 'Italian dinners, sandwiches and pizza. Unusual, arty decor. Inexpensive. Patio dining ... Bustling business always.'
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    City of Madison license list, May 1975 (WSJ, 28 May 1975, p. 35)
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    Diner's Scorecard (Grand Pagoda) with a "Recently reviewed" note on Paisan's (WSJ, 21 May 1978, p. 86)
     
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