A well-known San Mateo flower shop opened in the height of the Depression and, thanks to its 90-something matriarch, it's still going strong.
SAN MATEO -- Mayme Leong is well into her 90s but she still has a hand in shaping her family's San Mateo business.
"The owner of the property chose not to sell to my grandfather but then what happened -- the farmer across the street was Italian. He said, 'No problem, I'll purchase the property for you and I'll transfer it over to you,'" Steve Leong said. The Leongs were among the first Asian families to locate in Belmont and a neighbor apparently complained to immigration so Mayme had to prove her citizenship.
Generations of loyal customers have included high society and celebrities from Shirley Temple to Oprah whose thank-you note is framed at the store.
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