Milestones Icon: Anspach’s Jewelry

Afamily-owned business that spans four generations, Anspach’s Jewelry arguably has the best retail location in the city of Lafayette at the corner of Simpson Street and South Public Road.

Glen Anspach, armed with a degree from Elgin Watch College, opened his jewelry store in 1955 in a 300-square-foot space at 109 S. Public Road. It also doubled as home for Glen and his wife, Dee, with living quarters in the back.

Glen and Dee had moved to Colorado from Bozeman, Montana and were warmly greeting by Lafayette locals who helped them with a business site, a home, furniture, food, and even…