Romano Fruit Stand
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Map indicates the location of Romano's Fruit State, located at 221 5th Street, shown in green. Outline of fruit stand seen under "Drugs, Oils, and Glass."
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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…