I remember because my father was working for a company named US Lighter Than Air (US-LTA) that was based here in Eugene Oregon. My father was principally responsible for a fiber optic based large format sign system that was originally intended for ground based applications, but was later adapted to go on the side of a blimp.

The particular blimp that this sign went on was manufactured here in Eugene in the mid 1980s, and at that point my father was involved with the company that would later become US-LTA. In the mid 80s the company was known as Grace Aircraft, founded by Denis (sp?) Grace, I can’t quite remember how my father was involved, but I do remember spending many nights and weekends playing in the facility where the blimp was being built.

Ok…sorry that was so long, it’s just that it’s really rare for me to have the opportunity to share that little insignifcant piece of history.

BTW both of the abovementioned companies have since gone under.

In the store shed out the back of my old store, there where literally hundreds of old square pans which were reused over and over for different promotions (such as apple and cinnamon sticks which were brought in every couple of years). We even used to use them for special ‘catering’ orders if the client requested it so they were easier to cut into small squares.

There was absolutely no difference size wise however. The same amount of dough (450g) and topping are applied to both the square and round pizzas. It was just a novel shape