Franciszek Davyd Moshkovich was born in Lviv in 1873 in a Jewish family. Starting as a waiter in the "Teatralna" coffee shop, he had the opportunity to get acquainted with the cultural bohemia of Lviv at that time. Personal qualities, ingenuity, sharp mind and cheerful disposition helped Moshkovich to quickly take his place among the famous entrepreneurs and restaurateurs of Lviv. And already at the beginning of the 1900s, he became the owner of the large European coffee shop on the street. Jagiellonska 7 (now Hnatyuka St.), and lived in the same building for some time.

And in 1907, he became a co-owner of an automobile business in Lviv. It was a kind of first taxi service that transported wealthy clients...