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Where there is now an empty lot on the corner of Pine and Front to the west of 1006 <br />Pine, there used to be a two -story building that was constructed before 1893 (since it <br />appeared on the 1893 Sanborn map). It is believed that this is the building referred to in <br />Louisville directories as "Germania House," a boarding house. The first appearance of <br />this name is in the 1903 Louisville directory. Members of the Lackner family recall a time <br />when the first floor was rented out to one family and the second floor to another family. <br />Two of the photos below show this building, which is believed to have been demolished <br />in the 1950s or 1960s. <br />According to a Lackner family history, "For a few years Joseph and Sabina Lackner <br />operated a German style family beer garden on the lawn between the buildings on their <br />property, as was the custom in their native homeland of the Tirol, Austria." It is not <br />known exactly where this beer garden was located', but it is clear that the Lackners ran <br />what was essentially a complex of buildings. (This beer garden concept was later <br />brought back in the 1990s by a later owner.) <br />Lackner's saloon was situated to take advantage of the busy location by Louisville's <br />railroad depot. The Interurban Electric train stopped at the depot every day on its trips <br />between Boulder and Denver. The following photo, believed to have been taken at the <br />time of a major coal mining strike and labor tensions in 1914, shows the proximity of <br />Lackner's saloon (on the left) to the depot (in the middle of the photo). The silhouette of <br />the Louisville Grain Elevator can be seen not far away on the left of the photo. <br />Evidence of Joseph Lackner's civic involvement shows that he was a trusted <br />businessman and member of the community. In 1895, according to the Daily Camera, he <br />was appointed to a committee to examine options following the sinking of some lots in <br />town due to mining subsidence. In 1898, he was elected to be Town Treasurer. <br />According to the Lackner family, he also served as Town Treasurer in 1906 -08. He was <br />an active member of the Louisville Redmen Lodge. <br />In Colorado, Prohibition took effect on January 1, 1916 and lasted until 1933. This was a <br />difficult time for saloon owners. (A wooden liquor crate addressed to Lackner and <br />