La-Z-Boy, Monroe, MI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WrightStuff
N 41° 56.377 W 083° 24.342
17T E 300571 N 4645871
La-Z-Boy World Headquarters is located on Telegraph Road in Monroe, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM1PGV
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Rayman
Views: 229

A small factory built on this site in 1927 was the beginning of the La-Z-Boy Chair Company. Two cousins, Edward M. Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, patented the idea of a reclining chair in 1929. Floral City Furniture Co. was the original enterprise which led to the formation of the La-Z-Boy Chair Company on April 29, 1941.

During World War II, La-Z-Boy leased its factory for production of tank seats and other war equipment. Chair production resumed in 1946. Reclina-Rocker was introdued in 1960, making expansion necessay. In 1963, La-Z-Boy purchased the Weis facilty in Monroe while expanding to other U.S. locations. The Floral City Furniture store closed in 1974, to make space for the World Headquarters.
--Text from Monroe County Historical Marker--

Today, La-Z-Boy is one of the world's largest producers of residential furniture with facilites in nine U.S states and Canada.
Address:
1284 North Telegraph
Monroe, MI United States
48162


Stock Ticker Symbol: LZB

Stock Market: New York Stock Exchange

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