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James Stanley "Jim" Gilmore, Jr.,
Jim Gilmore’s first experience in a racecar was at the age of He rigged up a large electric motor and mounted it in his red Radio Flyer wagon. Rigging up bicycle handlebars, he was able to get up to 25 mph, which was really flying for a little red wagon.Mah's interview with Martha Parfet Gilmore, James Stanley was born on June 14, in Kalamazoo. Son of James Stanley and Ruth (McNair) Gilmore. Student, Culver Military Academy student, Western Michigan U. student, Kalamazoo College, ; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Nazareth College.
516 West South Street, In the s, Gilmore, who was elected mayor of his hometown in , owned the largest Chevrolet dealership in the United States, in Miami. He also owned the family Cadillac/Pontiac/Nissan dealership in Kalamazoo and a Lincoln-Mercury operation in Hialeah, Fla. He began Gilmore Broadcasting in with a radio-TV station in Joplin, Mo.
Opening a door can The Jim Gilmore, Jr. Foundation was created by James S. Gilmore, Jr., an enthusiastic booster of downtown Kalamazoo. Jim believed in investing in downtown Kalamazoo, whether or not he could anticipate good returns. He created the Foundation to continue that tradition, albeit through a charitable vehicle.