The Improbable Dream 
Henry's...Ocean City's Landmark Jeweler
The Improbable Dream
It was 1972 when Jeff Sherman and Sam Koperwas - close friends from the time they were in Little League - decided to open a store on the Ocean City boardwalk. Sell cool jewelry, neat clothes, stuff like that.
They knew nothing about the business.But the two friends had a plan. Put out quality stuff at a reasonable price, back it up with good service, underpay the sales staff, and their little dream shop could eventually earn the confidence of Ocean City's return customers... and maybe even turn a profit.
Not the strongest plan, they both realized, but at least they could keep coming to the shore.
So Jeff borrowed $5,000 from his mom, Sam pitched in with another five socked away from summer jobs and his bar-mitzvah, and thus was Henry's born - named for the cigar store Indian who still stands at the entrance.
The first few years provided a lot of good times, a lot of learning experience, a lot of friends. Not a lot of money. But the two young partners held tight to their original notion, and in time things started to click. Ocean City shoppers soon realized there was a place on their favorite boardwalk they could buy with confidence.
Thirty-five years later, Henry's stands as an Ocean City landmark. Offering jewelry you're proud to own, designs you won't see in other stores, and if there's a problem, it's taken care of.
The improbable Dream continues.
