Zerbe Jewlers moving on up – Tejon Street
Published July 17, 2008 by CSBJ Staff
Zerbe Jewlers, a downtown fixture since 1972, is moving to 210 N.Tejon Street, the former location of the Chinook Bookstore.
Terre Verde owner Chris Sonderman bought the Chinook space and divided it into two retail locations. About six months ago, Title Nine moved into one of the locations. Now, after nearly three years of vacancy, the final spot will be filled.
“We’ve been looking for a couple of years,” said Charles Zerbe. “And we just were looking for the right spot – this became the right spot.”
The mix of retail stores on the block – Terre Verde, Mountain Chalet, Title Nine – makes it a great location, he said.
“We have lots of regular customers who come in,” Zerbe said. “But our walk-in traffic has never been high. We’ll get lots of walk-in customers at that end of Tejon Street.”
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I am glad to hear that the wonderful Zerbe Jewelers is moving - to a spot where they can now stay open after dark, even during Christmas Week! And this without the fear of customers being assaulted or otherwise driven off by what has become the primary attraction downtown: Happy Hour…
Now, if their customers can effectively dodge the city’s zealous parking patrol…