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916 Main Street <br />Hartronft Associates, pc <br />2.0.12 Denver Post — 1966 <br />Historic Structure Assessment <br />October 10, 2023 <br />The Denver Post also reported on the raid in its March 11, 1966 issue, stating that District <br />Attorney Rex Scott, assisted by seven law officers, arrested 22 men in the raid. Sixteen were <br />from Denver, three were from Pueblo, one was from Colorado Springs, and two were from <br />Louisville. <br />The front door of the pool hall was broken in by the raiding party to gain entrance. [Two <br />officers] covered the rear entrance while the other six officers led by Scott entered the <br />front door. Six of the 22 men arrested were found hiding in the basement of the building <br />.... [I]tems confiscated in the raid included 54 sets of dice, 96 sets of cards, 11 dice cups, <br />two round cloth -covered tables, a dice rack and poker chips. Owner of the pool hall, <br />John Madonna Jr. of Louisville, will be charged with running a gambling house, <br />possession of gambling devices, and permitting gambling on the premises.... <br />The Louisville Times reported that Madonna was given probation for one year (The Louisville <br />Times August 12, 1966 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection). Also, due to him not <br />paying his earlier partners relating to a deed of trust whereby the property secured the loan, a <br />notice of sale was issued. (According to a later Louisville Times article, John Madonna was then <br />the owner of Platte Valley Roofing Company until he retired.) <br />Based on a review of the available newspaper articles, 916 Main was not the only known site of <br />gambling raids in Louisville in the 1950s and 1960s, but it appears to have been the site of by <br />far the most raids. It is believed to have been the only business in Louisville or Boulder County <br />that was reported to be the location of illegal operations by the Smaldone crime family. <br />Raymond & Nadine Caranci Ownership, 1967-1971 <br />Martinelli Auto Supply Located at 916 Main <br />In 1967, 916 Main was acquired by Raymond and Nadine Caranci pursuant to the notice of sale <br />after Madonna's default on a loan secured by the property. From 1968 until at least 1970, 916 <br />Main was the location of Marinelli Auto Supply (The Louisville Times August 22, 1968 — <br />Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection ). A photo of 916 Main from this time could not be <br />located. <br />Page 16 of 51 <br />