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the pool hall was 1933. The name Twin Light first appears in 1935 in connection with Mossoni (though it could have existed earlier, but there is no directory for 1934). By 1936, Mossoni had again stepped back from the management of the business, and it was taken over by Henry J. Rusher. The following aerial photo was taken in the 1930s and shows these buildings with their current facades: Stories about the Twin Light Tavern told by Louisville residents point towards its heyday having been during World War II and the period afterwards. More than one resident has said that it was "the place to be." During the 1940s, its clientele included locals (both men and women), servicemen home on leave, University of Colorado male students enrolled in a World War II Navy training program, regular CU students, and others. It should also be remembered that this was a time when it was legal to buy and sell alcohol in Louisville, but not in many of the communities around Louisville. With regularity, fights broke out at the Twin Light, which for some people made for even more entertainment. Bob Enrietto, who was in the service in the 1940s, has recalled a type of drink that was popular at the Twin Light Tavern, a "depth charge." A depth charge was a kind of boilermaker that involved dropping a shot glass of whiskey into a glass of beer. Its name is a World War II reference. Another Louisville resident has recalled that when rationing was initiated during World War II and beer was in short supply, the bars and taverns in Louisville (such as the Twin Light and the Blue Parrot) would cooperatively take turns at having beer available. The following photos show this stretch of the 700 block of Main Street with the Twin Light Tavern in the background during the World War II era: 11