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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: <br />Information from Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator <br />This small building has been used as a restaurant and bar type of establishment on <br />Main Street for about 100 years. Before that, records and photos indicate, the current <br />building was a barber shop, second hand store and, possibly, a furniture store. It is <br />mainly associated with Celeste Romano, who was a member of Louisville's Italian <br />community. He and his wife, and then also their daughters, operated a pool <br />hall/bar/restaurant/ice cream parlor for about 50 years, from 1919 (or earlier) until 1968. <br />It is well remembered as having been a community gathering place called "Celeste's" <br />for Louisville residents of all ages. Miners frequented the bar and pool hall, while <br />families came for the ice cream. More recently, it was Pasquale's, Druids Arms, and the <br />Waterloo. <br />Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, 213-2-12. <br />809 Main Street— Circa 1908-1910 <br />4 <br />