Fat Boys The Fat Boys Sutra Records, circa 1984 12.3125 in. x 12.3125 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 02/29/2016 ID: USPM0260 The first album by The Fat Boys was released on December 18, 1984 by Sutra Records. There is also a re-issue from 2012 that comes […]
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Dimo’s Pizza Box
Dimo’s Pizza Box Dimo’s Pizza Chicago, IL, circa 2015 10.875 in. x 11.375 in. x 2.125 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 07/24/2015 ID: USPM0170 Dimo’s Pizza has two locations in Chicago, one in Wrigleyville and the other at “Six Corners” in Wicker Park. Besides pizza […]

Vans Mars Red/Pizza Late Night Slip-On
Vans Mars Red/Pizza Late Night Slip-On Vans Cypress, CA, circa 2016 8.25 in. x 11.25 in. x 3.375 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 02/15/2016 ID: USPM0240 Brothers Paul Van Doren and James Van Doren, Serge D’Elia, and Gordon Lee opened the first Vans store in […]

Pat’s Pizzeria & Restaurante Menu
Pat’s Pizzeria & Restaurante Menu Pat’s Pizzeria & Restaurante Chicago, IL, circa 2014 5 in. x 11.5625 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 02/28/2015 ID: USPM0012 Nick Pianetto Sr. established Pat’s Pizza in 1950 at 3114 N Sheffield Ave in Chicago, Illinois. They’re known […]

Cassano’s Pizza Pepperoni the Clown Doll
Pepperoni the Clown Doll Cassano’s Pizza Kettering, OH, circa 1960s 8 in. x 14.25 in. x 2.5 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 03/03/2015 ID: USPM0262 Cassano’s Pizza was founded by Kettering, Ohio grocer Victor “Vic” J. Cassano, Sr. and Caroline “Mom” Donisi in 1953. Pepperoni the […]

LaRosa’s Cincinnati Reds Pizza Box
LaRosa’s Cincinnati Reds Pizza Box LaRosa’s Pizzeria Cincinnati, OH, circa 2015 15.3125 in. x 15.125 in. x 2 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 07/21/2015 ID: USPM0161 Buddy LaRosa, the son of a Sicilian immigrant, opened a pizzeria called Papa Gino’s on Boudinot Ave on the […]

Imo’s Pizza Box
Imo’s Pizza Box Imo’s Pizza St. Louis, MO, circa 2015 10 in. x 10.8125 in. x 1.875 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 07/18/2015 ID: USPM0159 St. Louis style pizza is known for it’s cracker thin crust and gooey provel cheese. http://imospizza.com

Chicago Deep Dish by Alyson Thomas
Chicago Deep Dish by Alyson Thomas San Francisco, CA, circa 2012 Watercolor print 8.5 in. x 11 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 09/09/2012 ID: USPM0023 drywellart.com

Pizza Hut Placemat
Pizza Hut Placemat Pizza Hut circa 1970s 11 in. x 8.5 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 02/22/2016 ID: USPM0246 This paper placemat featured “Pizza Hut Pete” back when Pizza Hut only had 650 locations. https://www.pizzahut.com

New York Pizza Suprema Menu
New York Pizza Suprema Menu New York Pizza Suprema Menu New York, NY, circa 2012 3.75 in. x 8.5 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 11/18/2012 ID: USPM0034 When Italian immigrant Salvatore Riggio opened NY Pizza Suprema in 1964 they sold slices of pizza for 5¢. http://www.nypizzasuprema.com/

Pizza: A Slice of American History
Pizza: A Slice of American History by Liz Barrett 176 pages, published 09/01/2014 8.25 in. x 10.25 in. x .75 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 05/15/2015 ID: USPM0077 Liz Barrett is the Editor-at-Large of PMQ Pizza Magazine and Publisher of The Pizza Insider blog. http://www.writtenbyliz.com

Piece Pizzeria & Brewery Pizza Box
Piece Pizzeria & Brewery Pizza Box Piece Pizzeria & Brewery Chicago, IL, circa 2014 12.75 in. x 12.25 in. x 2.375 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 05/18/2015 ID: USPM0083 Piece, founded by Billy Jacobs in 2001, serves New Haven style pizza in Chicago’s Wicker […]