411 West Gilman Street - Revision history

Jacques: Rocky Rococo closed here in 1995 for the Blue Cow

2026-10-29T16:27:06Z

Rocky Rococo closed here in 1995 for the Blue Cow

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	* March 16, 1974: last day of Brown's Restaurant, after 36 years<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.		* March 16, 1974: last day of Brown's Restaurant, after 36 years<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.
	* April 4, 1974: [[Rocky Rococo]] opened<ref name="wsj-1982-04-04-p32">Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404415972/ 404415972].</ref>. Rocky Rococo Corporation had applied for a beer license for the address in January<ref name="wsj-1974-01-28-p2">(1974, January 28). Beer license application, Rocky Rococo Corporation, 411 W. Gilman St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402489957/ 402489957].</ref>.		* April 4, 1974: [[Rocky Rococo]] opened<ref name="wsj-1982-04-04-p32">Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404415972/ 404415972].</ref>. Rocky Rococo Corporation had applied for a beer license for the address in January<ref name="wsj-1974-01-28-p2">(1974, January 28). Beer license application, Rocky Rococo Corporation, 411 W. Gilman St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402489957/ 402489957].</ref>.
	* May 1978: Rocky Rococo was still licensed here<ref name="wsj-1978-05-24-p55">(1978, May 24). City of Madison license list, May 1978. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 55. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401232658/ 401232658].</ref>. ~~When it~~ closed ~~has not been found~~.		* May 1978: Rocky Rococo was still licensed here<ref name="wsj-1978-05-24-p55">(1978, May 24). City of Madison license list, May 1978. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 55. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401232658/ 401232658].</ref>.
			* 1995: Rocky Rococo closed to make room for the founders' first non-pizza venture, the short-lived Blue Cow, a 1950s-style diner serving burgers and custard<ref name="ct-1998-08-07-p2">Kalk, S. (1998, August 7). "Rocky's grows out of State Street." ''The Capital Times''. p. 2A, 8A. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522135372/ 522135372], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522135390/ 522135390].</ref><ref name="ct-1995-08-05-p21">Kalk, S. (1995, August 5). "Good news, custard lovers!" ''The Capital Times''. p. 21. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522629891/ 522629891].</ref>.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

Jacques: Use American spelling (license, favorite, neighborhood and the like)

2026-10-24T03:28:18Z

Use American spelling (license, favorite, neighborhood and the like)

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	* 1958: the Browns sold the restaurant to two of their employees, Darrell Cook and Orv Erickson<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.		* 1958: the Browns sold the restaurant to two of their employees, Darrell Cook and Orv Erickson<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.
	* March 16, 1974: last day of Brown's Restaurant, after 36 years<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.		* March 16, 1974: last day of Brown's Restaurant, after 36 years<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.
	* April 4, 1974: [[Rocky Rococo]] opened<ref name="wsj-1982-04-04-p32">Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404415972/ 404415972].</ref>. Rocky Rococo Corporation had applied for a beer ~~licence~~ for the address in January<ref name="wsj-1974-01-28-p2">(1974, January 28). Beer ~~licence~~ application, Rocky Rococo Corporation, 411 W. Gilman St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402489957/ 402489957].</ref>.		* April 4, 1974: [[Rocky Rococo]] opened<ref name="wsj-1982-04-04-p32">Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404415972/ 404415972].</ref>. Rocky Rococo Corporation had applied for a beer license for the address in January<ref name="wsj-1974-01-28-p2">(1974, January 28). Beer license application, Rocky Rococo Corporation, 411 W. Gilman St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402489957/ 402489957].</ref>.
	* May 1978: Rocky Rococo was still licensed here<ref name="wsj-1978-05-24-p55">(1978, May 24). City of Madison ~~licence~~ list, May 1978. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 55. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401232658/ 401232658].</ref>. When it closed has not been found.		* May 1978: Rocky Rococo was still licensed here<ref name="wsj-1978-05-24-p55">(1978, May 24). City of Madison license list, May 1978. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 55. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401232658/ 401232658].</ref>. When it closed has not been found.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* Darrell Cook, one of the last owners of Brown's Restaurant, was Rocky Rococo Corporation's agent on the city's ~~licence~~ list in 1975<ref name="wsj-1975-05-28-p35">(1975, May 28). City of Madison ~~licence~~ list, May 1975. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 35.</ref>.		* Darrell Cook, one of the last owners of Brown's Restaurant, was Rocky Rococo Corporation's agent on the city's license list in 1975<ref name="wsj-1975-05-28-p35">(1975, May 28). City of Madison license list, May 1975. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 35.</ref>.

	==See also==		==See also==

Jacques: Site renamed from Pizzapedia to Madison Pizza Wiki

2026-10-20T01:34:49Z

Site renamed from Pizzapedia to Madison Pizza Wiki

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Item:Q392\|411 W. Gilman Street in the ~~Pizzapedia~~ database]]		* [[Item:Q392\|411 W. Gilman Street in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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Jacques: New address page from the newspaper research recorded in the database

2026-09-29T22:10:00Z

New address page from the newspaper research recorded in the database

New page

'''411 W. Gilman St.''', just off State Street, was the site of the first [[Rocky Rococo]].

==Timeline==
* 1949: Floyd and Lois Brown put up the building for Brown's Restaurant, which they had opened in the 400 block of State Street on January 4, 1938<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9">LaBrasca, R. (1974, March 16). "Brown's Restaurant to Close Doors On 36 Years of Good Home Cookin'." ''The Capital Times''. p. 9. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/521389573/ 521389573].</ref>.
* 1958: the Browns sold the restaurant to two of their employees, Darrell Cook and Orv Erickson<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.
* March 16, 1974: last day of Brown's Restaurant, after 36 years<ref name="ct-1974-03-16-p9" />.
* April 4, 1974: [[Rocky Rococo]] opened<ref name="wsj-1982-04-04-p32">Martin, C. (1982, April 4). "Through pizza's thick and thin, Rocky Rococo Corp. pans out." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 32. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/404415972/ 404415972].</ref>. Rocky Rococo Corporation had applied for a beer licence for the address in January<ref name="wsj-1974-01-28-p2">(1974, January 28). Beer licence application, Rocky Rococo Corporation, 411 W. Gilman St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/402489957/ 402489957].</ref>.
* May 1978: Rocky Rococo was still licensed here<ref name="wsj-1978-05-24-p55">(1978, May 24). City of Madison licence list, May 1978. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 55. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401232658/ 401232658].</ref>. When it closed has not been found.

==Trivia==
* Darrell Cook, one of the last owners of Brown's Restaurant, was Rocky Rococo Corporation's agent on the city's licence list in 1975<ref name="wsj-1975-05-28-p35">(1975, May 28). City of Madison licence list, May 1975. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 35.</ref>.

==See also==
* [[Item:Q392|411 W. Gilman Street in the Pizzapedia database]]

==Notes==
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