3 North Park Street
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3 N. Park St. is the corner of Park and Regent streets, at the edge of the old Greenbush Italian neighborhood. The State Journal called it "Spaghetti Corner"[1], and in 1980 Sunny Schubert called it "hallowed ground for pasta lovers," with Italian food on the corner "continuously for the last 50 years"[2].
Timeline
- 1930s to 1950s: Bunky’s, Vito and Ninfa Capadona's Italian restaurant, with pizza pie one night a week in 1952–53[1][3][4].
- By 1963 to early 1979: Pino’s, run by the Capadona family[5][2]. In 1971 a new building went up, with Pino's in the basement and the Bunky's music club upstairs[2].
- 1979: Nona's, "formerly Pino's," still selling the 14-inch Pizza del Pino[6].
- By 1980: Madonna's, owned by Paul Cuccia and David Paltz. Its specialties were Sicilian pan pizzas, which took 45 minutes to make[2].
- By 1982: Pino's again, with Pizza del Pino on Thursdays[7].
Later occupants of the corner have not been traced.
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner." madison.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Schubert, S. (1980, August 17). "Madonna's carries on tradition." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 85. Newspapers.com image 405554590.
- ↑ (1952, March 8). Grotto and Bunky's ("Pizza Pie on Fridays") advertisements. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 7. Newspapers.com image 402633003.
- ↑ (1953, August 24). Bunky's, 3 N. Park St.: "Pizza Pie Every Wed.". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 10. Newspapers.com image 396741094.
- ↑ (1963, September 2). Police news: a burglary at Pino's restaurant, 3 N. Park St., in which $80 in rolled coins was taken. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 2. Newspapers.com image 400568046.
- ↑ (1979, July 18). Nona's (formerly Pino's), 3 North Park: "Wednesday Special: 14" Pizza Del Pino ... $5.10"; carryouts (ran Wednesdays, June–July 1979). Wisconsin State Journal. p. 27. Newspapers.com image 405565752.
- ↑ (1982, September 30). Pino's, Corner of Regent and Park: "$1.00 off large pizza"; "Thurs. Pizza del Pino"; carryouts. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 38. Newspapers.com image 402582989.
