Yesterday’s Chicago Pizza Summit at Chop Shop was on overwhelming success, and while the crowds were able to view highlights from the the U.S. Pizza Museum collection in the pop-up exhibit, many pizza-lovers were unable to attend the sold out event. Luckily, Chop Shop has decided to […]
The U.S. Pizza Museum, will be publicly displaying a portion of our collection for the first time in a pop-up exhibition at the Old Style First Annual Chicago Pizza Summit on Sunday, April 3 at Chop Shop. The event will feature all you can eat pizza […]
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 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 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, 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 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 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 […]
Slice Plate by Atypyk Atypyk circa 2011 9.125 in. x 9 in. x .75 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 12/25/2011 ID: USPM0112
Gino’s East Sausage Frozen Pizza Gino’s East Chicago, IL, circa 2015 9 in. x 9 in. x 1.875 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 05/16/2015 ID: USPM0078 Gino’s East was founded in Chicago, IL in 1966 by Sam Levine, Fred Bartoli, and George Louvered. http://www.ginoseast.com
Dewey’s Pizza Pint Glass Dewey’s Pizza Cincinnati, OH, circa 2010 3.5 in. x 5.5 in. x 3.5 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 04/07/2010 ID: USPM0134 The first Dewey’s Pizza was opened by Andrew Dewitt in the Oakley neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio in April, 1998. As of 2016, Dewey’s […]
Craft Pizza Menu Craft Pizza Chicago, IL, circa 2015 3.75 in. x 8.5 in. U.S. Pizza Museum Collection Acquisition Date: 05/23/2015 ID: USPM0084 Founder Scott Toth describes Craft Pizza as “Neapolitan American East Coast Style.” http://www.craftpizzachicago.com
