5 ▁Sans ome ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁district ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Laz ard ▁Fr ères ▁offices ▁in ▁Paris , ▁London , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁managed ▁by ▁family ▁members , ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁international ▁commercial ▁and ▁invest ment ▁banks . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁Simon ▁called ▁David ▁C ahn ▁Laz ard ▁back ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁help ▁manage ▁from ▁af ar ▁the ▁California ▁business . ▁David ▁C ahn ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁sib ling ▁of ▁the ▁Laz ard ▁brothers ▁to ▁leave ▁America . ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁Simon ▁had ▁organized ▁the ▁London , ▁Paris , ▁and ▁American ▁Bank ▁Ltd ▁with ▁El ie ▁and ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁It ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁bank ▁business ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁With ▁David ’ s ▁departure , ▁Simon ▁and ▁Alexandre ▁selected ▁Marc ▁Eug ene ▁Meyer , ▁the ▁first ▁non - L az ard ▁family ▁member , ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁bank ▁and ▁Laz ard ▁Fr ères ▁& ▁Co .’ s ▁San ▁Francisco ▁office . ▁ ▁Meyer , ▁cousin ▁of ▁Alexandre ▁We ill , ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Simon ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁as ▁a ▁stock boy ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁store , ▁before ▁he ▁went ▁out ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Court ed ▁back ▁to ▁Laz ard ▁Fr ères , ▁he ▁expanded ▁bank ing ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁By