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Resource Number: 5BL8047 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 3 of 5) V. HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS 31. Original use(s): Commerce and Trade 1 Grocery Store 32. Intermediate use(s): Commerce and Trade / Grocery Store 33. Current use(s): Commerce and Trade / Grocery Store 34. Site type(s): Commercial Building 35. Historical Background Built in 1948, this modest -scale commercial building has served as an Italian market from that time to the present. The store's original, and long-time, owners were Joe and Rose Damato (D'Amato) who opened Joe's Fruit Store here, soon after the building had been completed. Joe had previously operated a fruit store further south on Main Street, where the Louisville City Hall is now located. Born in Italy, circa 1902, Mr. Damato immigrated to the United States in January 1921. He spent a few months in Racine, Wisconsin, before coming to Louisville in May of 1921. He worked in area coal mines, but soon began plans to open a fruit and vegetable store. Joe had gained experience in working with fruit during his youth in Italy, and felt he could make a go of it in Louisville. Among many small stores that lined Louisville's Main Street during the early years of the twentieth century, the business started by Joe Damato has outlasted all the others. The Damatos sold the business in 1978, but Mrs. Damato still (in 2000) owns this property, and continues to reside in the house next door. In 1996, the business was acquired by Louisville natives Paula Enrietto, and her brother David Enrietto. The business's name is now Joe's Italian Market. 36. Sources of Information (Boulder County) "Real Estate Appraisal Card - Urban Master", on file at the Boulder Carnegie Library. "Joe D'Amato Closes Main Street Landmark." Boulder Daily Camera, October 1, 1996, p. 13. 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. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, dated August 1893, November 1900, and August 1908. "Science Researcher Paula Enrietto Runs Italian Market in Louisville." Boulder Daily Camera, July 31, 1996, p. 3.