Italian Importing Co.
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Front facade of the Italian Importing Co. located at 422 Walnut Street.
This file appears in: Romano Fruit Stand
Romano Fruit Stand
According to a Des Moines Register article, Egidio Romano came to Des Moines from Italy by way of Omaha, Kansas City, and then St. Paul. Romano started his fruit stand in Des Moines in 1891 and eventually became the Secretary-Treasurer of the…