Comments on: Gilmore, Hamm & Snyder to Close http://www.cvillenews.com/2005/08/01/gilmore-hamm-snyder/ News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: hlamont http://www.cvillenews.com/2005/08/01/gilmore-hamm-snyder/#comment-13646 hlamont Tue, 02 Aug 2005 01:41:13 +0000 http://www.cvillenews.com/2005/08/01/gilmore-hamm-snyder/#comment-13646 Greg and Ann have been friends since the eighties. Ann and Greg would open up their home for "friends of friends" and anyone that needed a place to go on New Year's Eve. They were "the real deal"! I remember meeting Greg's father at Greg's fortieth birthday party. George was a great guy and very proud of his son and grandsons. I have such mixed feelings about Ann's business decision. She could make SO MUCH $$$ by selling the name, but she just couldn't do it. She's thinking with her heart not her head! Like always.... The will be an empty space in Charlottesville for years to come, one that's not replaceable by a chain store. How ironic is it that Target has arrived the same month that we've lost GH&S?!?!!! There was a great photo op Sat. on the downtown mall. The newsstand had a photo of Ann on the cover of the DP and in the background was the original Gilmore building from 1907. Charlottesville is changing way to fast...and it's sad for our kids and grandkids not to know her as we did! How many locally owned businesses are left within the city limits? We should make a priority to shop here first! Greg and Ann have been friends since the eighties. Ann and Greg would open up their home for “friends of friends” and anyone that needed a place to go on New Year’s Eve. They were “the real deal”!
I remember meeting Greg’s father at Greg’s fortieth birthday party. George was a great guy and very proud of his son and grandsons.
I have such mixed feelings about Ann’s business decision. She could make SO MUCH $$$ by selling the name, but she just couldn’t do it. She’s thinking with her heart not her head! Like always….
The will be an empty space in Charlottesville for years to come, one that’s not replaceable by a chain store. How ironic is it that Target has arrived the same month that we’ve lost GH&S?!?!!!
There was a great photo op Sat. on the downtown mall. The newsstand had a photo of Ann on the cover of the DP and in the background was the original Gilmore building from 1907. Charlottesville is changing way to fast…and it’s sad for our kids and grandkids not to know her as we did! How many locally owned businesses are left within the city limits? We should make a priority to shop here first!

]]> By: Duane Gran http://www.cvillenews.com/2005/08/01/gilmore-hamm-snyder/#comment-13644 Duane Gran Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:17:23 +0000 http://www.cvillenews.com/2005/08/01/gilmore-hamm-snyder/#comment-13644 I didn't know Greg well, but I had several positive experiences with his furniture store and spoke with him on several occasions. He, as well as the store, will be missed. Although I can't afford to purchase many pieces, I am happy with every Stickley piece of furniture we bought. GHS was the only store that sold furniture of this quality, and unfortunately I suspect fine furniture makers are also going out of business. The greater loss may not be known for some time as we enter a generation without the craftspersons who know how to build good furnishings. It is sad on many levels, not the least concerning the untimely passing of Greg Hamm. I didn’t know Greg well, but I had several positive experiences with his furniture store and spoke with him on several occasions. He, as well as the store, will be missed. Although I can’t afford to purchase many pieces, I am happy with every Stickley piece of furniture we bought. GHS was the only store that sold furniture of this quality, and unfortunately I suspect fine furniture makers are also going out of business. The greater loss may not be known for some time as we enter a generation without the craftspersons who know how to build good furnishings.

It is sad on many levels, not the least concerning the untimely passing of Greg Hamm.

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