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Resource Number: 5BL 7993 Temporary Resource Number: 157508414004 After Santino sold the Rex Theatre, he worked at Louisville Electric located at 908 Main St., which was owned and operated by Mary Biella's nephew, Ray Caranci. Santino and Mary's sons, Albert and Arnold, attended the University of Colorado and served in World War II, Albert in the Navy and Arnold in the Army. It was for this reason that they are shown on the film "Our Boys and Girls in the Armed Forces, 1943-44" in scenes 124 and 164. In scene 124, which shows Arnold Biella, the scene also shows his parents, Santino and Mary, as they come out of 825 La Farge. Albert and Arnold Biella both also had prominent careers as educators. The Albert F. Biella Elementary School located at 2140 Jennings Ave. in Santa Rosa, California is part of the Santa Rosa City Schools district. He died in 1985. Arnold Biella received his master's degree from the University of Iowa and his doctorate from Stanford. While working at Fresno State as an English professor, he developed California's first television instruction program offering college credits and wrote plays for young people. Arnold Biella became a dean of instruction at California State University, Hayward. A room at the University Library is named the Biella Room in his honor. He died in 1972. Santino Biella passed away in 1957 and Mary Zarini Biella died in 1966. In 1966, 825 La Farge was sold to the third family to own it, August William ("Bill") and Vivian Stevens Dhieux. There was a family connection between the Biellas and Vivian Dhieux, as evidence points to Vivian's grandmother having been a Biella. August Dhieux, who was from Louisville and of French heritage, was a veteran of World War II and worked at Rocky Flats. Vivian Dhieux worked as a secretary at Louisville High School and Centaurus High School and served on the Louisville City Council and Louisville Planning Commission. Vivian Dhieux passed away in 2007 and Bill Dhieux passed away in 2010. Boulder County Assessor records indicate that the current owners are William J Dhieux et al and Jodee Dhieux Bock. Sources of Information Boulder County "Real Estate Appraisal Card — Urban Master," on file at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder County Clerk & Recorder's Office and Assessor's Office public records, accessed through http://recorder.bouldercounty.org. Directories of Louisville residents and businesses on file at the Louisville Historical Museum. Census records and other records accessed through www.ancestry.com. Drumm's Wall Map of Louisville, Colorado, 1909 Sanborn Insurance Maps for Louisville, Colorado, 1893, 1900, and 1908 Green Mountain Cemetery Index to Interment Books, 1904-1925, Boulder Genealogical Society, 2006. "Movie Theaters in Our Town." The Louisville Historian. Louisville Historical Museum and Commission, Louisville, Colorado, August 1994. "Our Boys and Girls in the Armed Forces, 1943-44," color film made by L.C. Graves in the collection of the Louisville Historical Museum. Castle Garden Passenger List Records website, www.castlegarden.orq, accessed March 28, 2011. Archival materials on file at the Louisville Historical Museum, including "Harris Genealogy 2003," written family history material donated to the Louisville Historical Museum in 2007 by Nadine Harris Caranci. 13. National Register Eligibility Assessment: 7