David and great-grandson Andrew

The Kelbert Pharmacy was opened in 1947 at the corner of Avenue Protásio Alves with Rua Ramiro Barcelos, the couple David and Augusta Kelbert. Gradually, other goods were being introduced and, for 22 years, Kelbert's also turned to the line of clothing.

With success in the new venture, David decided to divide the property into two: the pharmacy, with input by Ramiro, and, on the corner, a clothing store. For many years, both remained active, and only in 2008, the pharmacy was closed. Since then, Kelbert's dedicated exclusively to the business of manufacturing and varieties.

David, a strong asset for 89 years, is the guardian of so many stories that culturally enrich the neighborhood. His father, a resident of the Good End since 1913, owned a furniture store on the corner of Protásio Alves with Ramiro Barcelos, before Ramiro be expropriated and enlarged in the mid-1960s.

According to the report of David, the place where today there is the Hospital de Clinicas, formerly stood the mansion of two Portuguese, whose area extended from Protásio Alves to the Arroyo Flood. David tells her that the two Portuguese decided to return to his homeland and died there. How have left no descendants, the ranch was configured as estate in abeyance. The Army then appropriated the site, turning it into a polo field. David tells her that when she studied at the Military College, here on numerous occasions held equestrian jumping. UFRGS, then the area required for the construction of its Hospital de Clinicas in operation today.

Born in the neighborhood, at the corner of Giordano Bruno and Cabral, David Kelbert can be considered "heritage" of the Good End, as his daughter Sabina, who now manages the store's Kelbert, along with their children.