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Cleonice Jannucci died in 1957. The administrator of her estate was her nephew, Eugene Tavoni. In 1958, he sold 1125 La Farge to his wife, Virginia Zarini Tavoni. The following year, Virginia Tavoni sold the house to Anthony and Amelia La Salle. La Salle Family Ownership, 1959-2013 (54 years) Anthony "Bony" (or "Boney") La Salle (1906-1986) and Amelia Merciez La Salle (1913-2012) purchased 1125 La Farge in 1959. Anthony La Salle was born in Louisville to Italian -born parents and married Amelia Merciez in 1930. He worked as a miner in Louisville and played a role in the rescue operations at the Monarch Mine in 1936 following the explosion that killed eight local miners. He also was an enterprising businessman. Following the death of his brother, William "Buck" La Salle, Anthony began to rent his brother's pool hall from William's widow. This building later became the location of Colacci's Restaurant and is now the building of the Empire Restaurant at 816 Main Street. Former Louisville resident Harry Mayor has compared the three major pool halls of his childhood in Louisville and has written that "Boney's was the younger, boisterous crowd. It was always involved with the baseball teams and the volunteer hose teams." In 1947, Anthony La Salle and his partners moved two buildings from the Monarch Mine camp to become the Wagon Wheel Inn at 1160 South Boulder Road. This building is now Union Jack Liquor. It was a popular bar and restaurant that attracted University of Colorado students and other out-of-towners as well as local residents. Records indicate that La Salle stayed involved in its operation. Amelia Merciez La Salle (1913-2012) was born in a coal mining camp in Kansas to parents who had been born in France. Her family moved to Louisville in the 1930s and joined Louisville's extensive French community. According to the La Salle family, neighbor Vic Caranci to the south at 1117 La Farge built a garage on the alley along his north property line and it encroached on the south property line of 1125 La Farge, and in order to rectify the problem, Anthony and Amelia La Salle sold a two - foot strip of their Lot 7 to him. That two -foot strip is now part of the legal description for 1117 La Farge. The deed reflecting this transaction was recorded with Boulder County in 1971. The following is an excerpt from the 1962 aerial photo of Louisville, looking east, with an arrow indicating 1125 La Farge: 5