Arthur Gleim

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Arthur Gleim moved to Palo Alto in 1929, when he was 11. He graduated from Paly in 1934. His father founded Gleim's Jeweler's on April Fools' Day, 1931, "because he couldn't get another job" during the Depression. He married his wife, Majorie, when she was hired as Christmas help. The store is still in business and is operated by his daughter, Georgie Gleim.

[edit] Memories

Gleim's various memories were printed during the Palo Alto Centennial in 1994.

"When we first started living in Palo Alto I lived right across from the clinic (at Bryant Street and Homer Avenue). My earliest days here were spent playing in what is now the clinic. It was a vacant lot then. As a matter of fact, we also used to play in the yard where the hospital (now the Hoover Pavilion) was built.

"I think there were 130 vacant lots at that time. There was a vacant lot on every block--always someplace to play. After my father founded the store, I worked there after school and at night. His rule was, if we had something to do, if there was a reason to stay out, we did. Otherwise, we worked. It was at 205 University Ave., where Alfrey's Jewelers is now, but it was a different building. We've had six different locations since then."