https://madisonpizza.wiki/wiki/history/Carlo%E2%80%99s?feed=atomCarlo’s - Revision history2026-11-08T10:17:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.9https://madisonpizza.wiki/index.php?title=Carlo%E2%80%99s&diff=10144&oldid=prevJacques: New page: Carlo Caputo's carry-out and pizza place, 435 State St. (1950s–1964), and Carlo's at 320 State St. (1965)2026-10-26T18:29:08Z<p>New page: Carlo Caputo's carry-out and pizza place, 435 State St. (1950s–1964), and Carlo's at 320 State St. (1965)</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Carlo's''' was Carlo Caputo's carry-out and pizza place on State Street. Caputo, a Sicilian-born grocer on the 600 block of State Street, brought his nephews, the Gargano brothers, to Madison; a 2008 history says he opened Carlo's, "a pizza joint on the Capitol Square", in 1955<ref name="mc-2008-05-28-through-thick-and-thin">Wegner, A. N. (2008, May 28). [https://madison.com/lifestyles/article_5dd95b69-95b3-518b-95aa-95dcb51fd35f.html "Through thick and thin: Madison's pizzerias have come a long way from their humble start on Spaghetti Corner."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.<br />
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==History==<br />
In November 1958 "Carlo's Carry-Out Food Service", 435 State St., advertised barbecued chicken and "We Deliver"<ref name="wsj-1958-11-07-p24">(1958, November 7). Carlo's Carry-Out Food Service, 435 State St.: "We deliver". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 24. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397160527/ 397160527].</ref>. In the Daily Cardinal in late 1960 it ran "CARLO'S PIZZA — Delivered To Your Room", open till 1 a.m.<ref name="dc-1960-12-09-p6">(1960, December 9). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AG2DE5OIJ7JMYM8Q/pages/AHY7PNTAWOMZ7C8C "Carlo's Pizza Delivered To Your Room", 435 State St., open till 1 a.m.] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 6.</ref><ref name="dc-1960-12-10-p6">(1960, December 10). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AST33AIYDRW3TZ8G/pages/A3NPAKGRCJ6XFJ8U Carlo's Pizza advertisement and "Announcing the Grand Opening of the Pizza King, 454 State St.".] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 6.</ref><br />
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In April 1964 a classified offered a "PIZZA RESTAURANT—435 State St." for sale: "See Mr. Caputo"<ref name="wsj-1964-04-04-p17">(1964, April 4). Business opportunity: "Pizza restaurant—435 State St. ... See Mr. Caputo". ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 17. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/400576053/ 400576053].</ref>. That month a windstorm peeled the metal siding off "Carlo's Pizza Parlor, 435 State St."<ref name="wsj-1964-04-14-p2">(1964, April 14). Windstorm damage, including siding torn off Carlo's Pizza Parlor, 435 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 2. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/400591633/ 400591633].</ref> In September 1964 [[Gargano’s Pizzeria]], run by Caputo's nephew Biagio Gargano, opened at the same address<ref name="wsj-1964-09-11-p39">(1964, September 11). Gargano's Pizzeria "Now Open" advertisement, 437 State St. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 39. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397277939/ 397277939].</ref><ref name="ct-1965-04-27-p1">(1965, April 27). Naturalization ceremony; Biagio Gargano operates a pizza shop at 435 State St., his brother Gino a restaurant at 535 State St. ''The Capital Times''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519976155/ 519976155].</ref>.<br />
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In November 1965 Carlo's was back, at 320 State St.: "NEW OPENING — Carlo's Back! — Pizza, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Ribs, Spaghetti"<ref name="dc-1965-11-04-p11">(1965, November 4). [https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ADZQCJVVSAIFAT84/pages/AD7XK6S22EHY4B8Y "New Opening — Carlo's Back! — Pizza, BBQ Chicken, BBQ Ribs, Spaghetti — 320 State St.".] ''The Daily Cardinal''. p. 11.</ref>. Carlo Caputo applied for a beer and liquor license for 320 State St. that week<ref name="wsj-1965-11-09-p15">(1965, November 9). State Street beer and liquor license applications: Biagio Gargano (435-37 State, pizza restaurant), Carlo Caputo (320 State). ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 15. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/403856450/ 403856450].</ref>.<br />
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==Former Locations==<br />
* [[437 State Street|435 State St.]] (by 1958 to 1964)<ref name="wsj-1958-11-07-p24" /><ref name="wsj-1964-04-14-p2" />.<br />
* 320 State St. (1965)<ref name="dc-1965-11-04-p11" />.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[1950s (decade)]]<br />
* [[1960s (decade)]]<br />
* [[Item:Q3007|Carlo's in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:1950s]]<br />
[[Category:1960s]]</div>Jacques