Emil Ernest Gloor

Emil Ernest Gloor (January 29, 1884Sept. 29, 1946) immigrated to America in 1904 from Bern, Switzerland, best known for the White & Gloor Masonry company he started in San Francisco.
Marriage and children
Emil E. Gloor was born in Bern, Switzerland. He is the son of Emil and Lisette Gloor of Switzerland. Gloor married Louise Dorthea Stein on November 1, 1924 in Berkeley, California. They had two children.
Early life
Gloor wanted to find diamonds in South Africa, but his mother said he could not go. In 1898, he ended up going to Liverpool, England at age 14. In England, he saved enough money to immigrate to America in 1904. He got a job as an elevator boy in New York City. On the boat coming to America, he met a man named Milton J. White.
Professional life
When Gloor traveled from New York to San Francisco, he met White again who was a foreman and brick layer. They became good friends and by 1911 decided to start the White & Gloor brick & masonry business. They helped build the following more notable buildings:
* 80 Oak Ridge Road residence in Berkeley, California (1925)
* San Francisco Huntington Apartments (1925)
* San Francisco Western Furniture Exchange (1937)
* Sante Fe Passenger Terminal (1938)
* San Francisco Psychopathic Hospital (1938) Services were held at the Little Chapel of the Flowers on Adeline Street at Ashby Station, Berkeley. He was a resident of Berkeley for 45 years.

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