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Resource Number: 5BL8040 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Commerce and Trade I Restaurant 32. Intermediate use(s): Commerce and Trade I Restaurant 33. Current use(s): Commerce and Trade I Restaurant 34. Site type(s): Commercial Building 35. Historical Background Sanborn insurance maps reveal that this lot was first built on prior to 1893, and that during the period from 1893 to 1908, a general store was located here. In the 1930s, the property was owned by Rome Perella, but by the mid- 1940s, the property had been acquired by William F. Clements of Denver. In 1946, Clements had the present building constructed to house what he envisioned as a "swank restaurant specializing in fried chicken." Clements had previously operated the American Lunch and Bar, located at 1709 Curtis Street in downtown Denver. Clement's efforts to obtain a liquor license for his Louisville restaurant was met with great resistance from several of the community's citizens. They presented a petition to the State Liquor Board, arguing that with six taverns and three package goods store, Louisville did not need another liquor establishment. The business did eventually open, however, and was initially called the Hacienda Restaurant. In the 1950s and early 1960s, the Hacienda was owned by Phillip Panetta of Denver. By 1966, the business' name had been changed to Luigi's Restaurant. Luigi's, which was owned by the Colacci family of Louisville, was located here until the mid-1980s. The restaurant was known as the Parrot II Restaurant in the late 1980s and early 1990s, followed briefly by Beverly's Restaurant in the early 1990s. Tulien's Restaurant has been here since 1994. Tulien Loitrinh, the restaurant's owner, is of Chinese heritage. She was born in Vietnam in 1958 after her parents had left China in the 1940s in the midst of the Communist takeover. Tulien came to the United States with her husband, Tan Loi, and her brother, The Trinh, in 1979. They were sponsored by Tulien's uncle who had been living in Colorado. Tulien worked at Storage Technology for twelve years prior to opening up the restaurant in 1994. She and her husband have two children. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. Loitrinh, Tulien. Oral interview with May 3, 2000. Polk'sBoulder County Directory [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company Publishers. Polk'sLongmont City Directory, [generally published annually], Denver, Kansas City, and Salt Lake City: R.L. Polk and Company, Publishers, 1966 - 1997. "Louisville Views New Cafe Building With Distrust." Rocky Mountain News, April 13, 1946, p. A-3. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908.