Census Sunday: The Licciardi Family, 1930

This Sunday, I am looking at the first U.S. Census that my Italian great-grandparents appear in. Louis (Luigi) Licciardi came to America in late 1920 and his wife, Adele, followed with their two young daughters, Dina and Yola, in 1921.  In 1930, the family is renting part of a duplex home on Cleveland's east side.  Louis owns an embroidery business on West 6th Street in downtown Cleveland's Warehouse District.

I'm not quite sure why, but the census enumerator listed my Great Aunt Yola separate from the rest of the family. (And they got her first name a bit wrong, but, hey, that happens all the time.)  He did make a note of it though and points the reader in the right direction as to where she IS listed.  

Licciardi Family, 1930 Census

Here are a couple of Cleveland city directories.  The one on the left is from 1928 and gives the address of Louis' embroidery business.  The one on the right is from 1930 and shows their home address. (Click on images for larger view.)

1928 Cleveland Business Directory

1930 Cleveland Directory

Here is what the house that they lived in looks like today via Google Street View.  Real estate data shows that it was built in 1927, and since the 1928 Cleveland residential directory lists them as living there in 1928, they were very likely the first occupants. Based on the census form, it looks as if my great-grandparents rented from the owner, Joseph Bertolius, who also lived there with his family. 

3697 E. 146th Street, Cleveland, Ohio Image courtesy of Google StreetView

And finally, here is the building in which my great-grandfather, Louis, ran his embroidery business in 1930. (He later moved the business to E. 25th St.)  It is known as the Bradley Building. It was completely renovated in the late 20th century, and today it is an apartment building with shops and restaurants on the main floor.

The Bradley Building, W. 6th Street, Cleveland, Ohio Image: Wikipedia