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0.4 <br />DAA JDESIGN <br />ARCH ITECTURE+INTER IORS <br />Jane Carlton lived in Louisville until 1942. At the time of her death, Jane Carlton was recognized in the <br />Louisville Times as a founding member of the Louisville Methodist Church, lifetime member of the Ladies Aid <br />Society, and the oldest resident of Louisville at 92 years old. <br />Early Business 1913-1934 <br />In 1913, William "Bill" Schutz (1870-1951) set up his <br />photographer's wagon on the vacant portion of Lot 7 <br />Block 1, now 900 Main St. Bill Schutz was a well- <br />known local photographer who documented much of <br />early Louisville life through candid photographs as <br />well as formal portraits. Many of his photographs are <br />currently part of the collections of the Louisville <br />Historical Museum and other local museums. Shutz <br />operated his photography business from his wagon <br />until 1923. <br />In 1924, Jane Carlton sold the west half of Lot 7 to <br />Starkey Filling Stations, a chain of gas stations that <br />operated in surrounding cities, including Lafayette <br />and Longmont. Schutz then moved his wagon to <br />Front Street, but continued living at 900 Main and <br />working as a gas station attendant. He may also <br />have continued his photography studio from this site as well, into the mid-1930s. Schutz is remembered by <br />Louisville residents in the Summer 2008 Louisville Times as "an unkempt filling station operator in his 60s and <br />70s", often found sitting on the bench outside the filling station, and as a cunning card player. <br />Starkey's Filling Station c. 1927. <br />900 MAIN PAGE - 6 <br />