Questions looking for Answers
Please send answers and/or best guesses to Lou at lou.thompson@sbcglobal.net
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| 1. | Why did Vittorio go to New York and then to Italy in 1911? (Lou) |
| 2. | When was the bocce ball court added to the basement of 491 Greenwich? (Lou) |
| 3. | When did the family sell 1654 Grant Ave? (Lou) |
| 4. | Did we own or rent 506, 441 Washington Street locations? Did we own or rent 170 Pacific Avenue location? (Lou) |
| 5. | Vic's final distribution 13 November 1959 includes a 1/3rd interest in 4 properties: Parcel No. 1 (491/439 Greenwich), Parcel No. 2 (1654 Grant), Parcel No. 3 (may be on the 500 block of Grant between Lombard and Greenwich with Child at its back), Parcel No. 4 (may be on Grant or Lombard). Did the family own two other pieces of property in the Grant/Greenwich/Lombard vicinity? If so, what are the addresses, purchase and sale dates? Does someone have the deeds to parcels 3 and 4? (Lou) |
| 6. | Did the company import olive oil and sell in cans? (Lou) |
| 7. | What were Vittorio and Luisa waiting for? They met in 1890 and were married in 1894. There is no record of either arriving or living in San Francisco during these four years. The marriage record was lost in the 1906 quake/fire. Does a family member have the original certificate? (Lou) |
| 8. | It is believed that Luisa came to San Francisco to live with a sister or brother. Does someone know the sister's first name and married last name? We know there was a Frank Bacigalupi living on Gerke Alley. Where in the City did the sister live? (Note: 1890 California Federal census records were completely destroyed in a 1921 warehouse fire.) (Lou) |
| 9. | Does someone have Vittorio's and/or Luisa's will? (Lou) |