Although the photography
shop was thriving, in 1965 Mr. Picco started offering income
tax services as an added activity and then both he and
his
wife began
bookkeeping for diverse companies, especially paving and construction
companies run by Italian entrepreneurs.
The bookkeeping services expanded rapidly, as did the income
tax business. However, every venture undertaken was not necessarily
such a success. Mrs. Picco ran a travel agency for several
years in the late 1960s, but when the “International Agency
Traveller’s Association” was abolished, the business
became too complicated to maintain. Nonetheless, these initiatives
demonstrate that the Piccos were hard working individuals
and had a desire to provide much needed services to the Italian
community. In 1990, the Picco family sold their property to two patrons
who built a very classy restaurant called, “Spago”. |