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Besides working as a coal miner, trying a dairy business with his brother, and making and selling alcohol during <br />Prohibition, Jim Colacci also engaged in other activities to bring in income. This photo from the collection of <br />the Louisville Historical Museum came with handwriting that indicated that he was a business partner of Rome <br />Perrella at the latter's auto business at the southwest corner of Main and Walnut, likely been in the 1920s or <br />early 1930s. Jim is indicated as being the man on the left. <br />By 1930, if not earlier, Jim Colacci also started a poultry business on his property at 1209 Main that he would <br />have for many years. <br />He also began to rent out part of his property to renters — a longtime practice in Louisville that benefitted both <br />the property owner and the tenants, particularly during years when levels of housing stock were low. (see <br />related Louisville Historian article). In the first documented instance of this, the 1930 census shows Guy <br />Comozzi (also spelled Camozzi) (1869-1948), a widower, lodging with Jim Colacci at 1209 Main; Guy worked as <br />a miner; Jim Colacci's occupation in 1930 was listed as raising chickens. Guy Comozzi continued to reside at <br />1209 Main until 1935, according to Louisville directory listings. <br />Next, from around 1939 to at least 1946 (according to Louisville directories), James Vincenzo Colacci rented <br />out the house at 1209 Main to Harry and Paulin a Wade and their children, Willard, Grace, and Pearl. Harry <br />Wade was an electrician who worked in the coal mines in the area. The 1940 federal census shows them to be <br />living at 1209 Main at the same time as Jim Colacci. He is listed as being the owner of the property and living <br />there, and the Wade family is shown as renting for $20 per month. <br />In 1948, the Boulder County Assessor had photos taken of houses in Louisville and information was filled out <br />on a card for each house. Here are the photo of the house and a sketch of the layout from that card. The card <br />indicates that the house had an alteration in 1933 or 1935 (the handwriting is not clear). The card makes a <br />reference to the "poultry houses" being itemized on a separate card, but no such card has survived. <br />1209 Main Street Page <br />