Graziano Brothers — in the place where it all began

Graziano Brothers — in the place where it all began

Graziano Brothers has been located at 1601 S. Union St. since 1912. In 1903, brothers Francesco, 21, and Luigi, 17, Graziano left their Calabrian hometown San Morello to emigrate to the U.S. Like many Calabrians before them, and many more later, their way winded to Des Moines. They found jobs working for the Great Western Railroad until 1912. Then they decided that Luigi, Louie by then, should open a business while Frank remained at the railroad…