Louis H. Meyer ran a saloon at 1102 High Street in Olneyville Square in Providence in 1893. By 1897 he was a wholesale bottler and dealer of lager beers, ales and porters, and was then located at 1 Library Court also in Olneyville Square but this part of Olneyville was considered a part of Johnston.

One year later, Meyer relocated to 15 - 17 Hartford Avenue, Olneyville Square, Johnston.

By 1905, the company was under the name Louis H. Meyer & Co. of which Meyer was general manager and treasurer. The company was still dealing in the same items and had added different types of liquors to the list.

A 1911 Rhode Island report to the General Assembly from the Commisioner of Industrial Statistics lists L.H. Meyer Co. located at 62 Hartford avenue in Providence.

The company became incorporated in 1912 and Meyer retired from the business in 1920.

Note: At the time the photo below was taken, L.H. Meyer Co. Inc. was located at 62 Hartford Avenue. This had to have been between 1912 and 1920 as Meyer incorporated in 1912 and that is reflected in the company name on the building. The gentleman in the photo is actually Louis Meyer himself according to great granddaughters Karen Anne Kolling and Marion Hanf DeTora who have been extremely helpful in supplying the photo below and additional information used here.