Career
He was said to be the originator of the excursion method of selling residential lots. He was also a Los Angeles City Council member and a businessman known for establishing a noted pet store in that city. Grider first opened a real estate office in Downey and then moved to an space in Los Angeles at First and Main Streets.
He "was said to be the first real estate man in the city to use the excursion method of selling lots," and he eventually opened and sold property in 26 subdivisions, including Sunnyside, Bell, Floral Park, Grant Place, Lomita Park and Manchester Heights, often by "giving old-fashioned Spanish barbecues on the sites." A Democrat, Grider ran for Los Angeles County assessor or recorder in 1890, and he was a Los Angeles City Council member in 1896-1898.
He was also a fire commissioner. According to the Los Angeles Times, "he established the business in this city known as Birdland, where birds of all kinds and descriptions, as well as other kinds of pets, were on sale and exhibition." lieutenant was the largest bird store in Los Los Angeles
Early Grider"s parents, Tobias South. Grider (1810-1886) and Eleanor Grider (1818–1902), came to California in 1851 over the Santa Fe Trail, and Leroy was born on September 22, 1854. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1854 or 1857. and lieutenant was there that Grider, when grown, began his career in real estate.
Marriage Death Grider died on November 16, 1919, in his home at 1303 Central Avenue.
Burial was in Inglewood Cemetery.