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shipped in October 1915 was found in the building's basement and donated to the <br />Louisville Historical Museum; this date was not long before the advent of Prohibition.) <br />Like some other saloon owners in Louisville, Lackner converted his building to a billiard <br />hall. The Louisville directories from 1918 to 1933 show that the business was a billiard <br />hall or pool hall during that time. <br />A granddaughter of Joseph and Rosina Lackner who was born in 1923 does not <br />remember food being served in the establishment, and she recalls that beer was the <br />main form of alcohol served following Prohibition. Cigars were sold in a cigar case that <br />was a humidor, located near the door. It was the job of Marguerite Lackner to regularly <br />clean the inside and outside of the humidor. She did this after hours, as women were <br />not allowed in the saloon when it was open, according to the Lackner family. <br />She also recalls that Lackner used punch cards, presumably to keep his customers <br />returning. A full punch card would win the customer a box of candy. <br />This Lackner granddaughter also remembers an outhouse for the house that she <br />believes may have also been the outhouse for the Lackner saloon / billiard hall. Sabina <br />Lackner would clean it every morning, using lye. <br />The following photo was taken in 1918 and shows the Lackner family by what is believed <br />to be 1006 Pine. Shown are, at the back, their daughter-in-law Kathryn Lackner and <br />daughter Elfreda Lackner, and in the front, daughter Carmelita Lackner, granddaughter <br />Alma Lackner, and daughter Marguerite Lackner. <br />