what it’s like to have his name on so many well-known regional projects.
how and when did you join the real estate business?
my father was in the real estate business, as was my grandfather, so i grew up across the dinner table from the real estate business. my dad left in 1948 and started his own business, which is the business that continues today. when i was growing up, though, i had no intention of going into the real estate business. my intention at the time was to go to new york and be on wall street. instead of doing that, i went into the service for a couple of years. 