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This lot was purchased by Eusebio Joseph Di Francia in January 1904. He was often referred to as "Joe" or "E.J." The Di Francia name has had such different spellings and usages as DiFrancia, deFrancia, Di Franzia, Di Frangia, Di Frangio, DiFrenchy, Francia, and Franzia. Some called his saloon "Frenchie's." E.J. Di Francia was born in Italy in 1863; he is believed to have come from Castiglione di Carovilli, Isernia, in Italy. He came to the U.S. in 1883 and married Marie Di Domenico, who was a young widow, in 1890. She was born in Italy in 1869 and immigrated in 1880. E.J. and Marie Di Francia had seven children (one son and six daughters) who grew to adulthood. In the photo of the family from the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum, shown below and taken in circa 1914, at the rear, left to right, are: Margaret, Nicholas, Rose, and Theresa; in the center is Philomena; and in the front are Caroline, mother Maria, father Eusebio, and Catherine. It is believed that E.J. Di Francia did well for himself and his family, as they had an unusually large and attractive home at 1045 La Farge Avenue in Louisville. It was one of the few brick buildings in town at the time. E.J. Di Francia appears to have been living in Louisville by 1891 and first operated at least one other saloon in Louisville. In 1891, he purchased Lot 3, Block B, which is just two lots to the south from Lot 1, and soon began to operate a saloon there. To put this in context, people of Italian heritage purchased property in Louisville for the first time in 1890. E.J. Di Francia was clearly one of the very first Italian 3