. >> susie: you started kimco with martin kimmel. what was he like? >> a very fine person. he had an entrepreneurial flair about him. he had a very good antenna with sizing up people. and because he was a bachelor and had time to entertain and really be with brokers, retailers, et cetera, he was very effective. we were partners for over 50 years, and we never had an argument. we may have disagreed, but it was never an argument. >> susie: in 1958, they built their first strip center together in florida. it was coral way plaza, a property kimco still owns today. >> it was a property in miami, and the tenant was a private company based in new england called zayre. and it was their first discount store in florida. the total cost of construction was $7 a foot. and i made a lot of mistakes in developing it. in spite of those mistakes, it turned out to be a very good deal. >> susie: now, you went on to build and develop many, many strip centers all over the country. what attracted you to the business? >> the strip shopping center has a parking lot. it has to be four-to-one parking

kimmel live"! tonight -- martin lawrence from "glee," dianna agron, guillermo at the 2011 grammy awards and music from jewel with cleto and the cletones. and now like clockwork, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very nice. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for being here. happy valentine's day to everyone. and i -- i know we have people on dates here on the show tonight. i assume if you're watching television right now your valentine's night didn't go exactly as planned or maybe it did. maybe i'm interrupting your lovemaking. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: maybe i'm narrating it. what are you doing to her? i'm talking to you, mom and dad. you know, i was -- i was born almost exactly nine months after valentine's day. my birthday is november 13th and my sister's birthday is november 14th, so i like to keep an eye on those two. that's all. my mother sent me a valentine's present. 43 years old. she's still sending me valentine's presents. it's creepy. i mean i know she's married, you know. for the ladies in our audience i hope your boyfriends or husband

kimmel live." >>. >> jimmy: what are you doing to her? i'm talking to you mom and dad. >> dicky: martinfor you. since i had to spend my valentine's with you. >> dicky: dianna agron. >> jimmy: i bought you flowers and chocolate. >> i thought martin lawrence -- >> i give you a flowerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr