The 1 Millionth Dekalb-Built Wurlitzer Piano in 1968

From the August 29,. 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1968, 60 Years Ago.

"In 1919, the DeKalb Division of the Wurlitzer Company was born, and it became the exclusive source of Wurlitzer built grand pianos, augmenting  the production of upright and player pianos at the Wurlitzer  North Tonawanda, New York Division.

"To consolidate  piano production, Wurlitzer transferred all piano manufacturing operations to DeKalb in 1935.  Since that time, Wurlitzer  pianos have come from DeKalb in a steady flow except during World War II, when the entire plant was converted to war production.

"Recently, a majestic grand piano came off the modern Wurlitzer production line with the serial number 1,000,000, the millionth piano built in DeKalb."

Play It Again, Sam.  --Cooter

Sale of the Wurlitzer Property in DeKalb in 1992

From the December 13, 2017  MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1992, 25 Years Ago.

"The DeKalb City Council approved the sale to the highest bidder of phase III of the city-owned Wurlitzer property on the northeast side of the city."

--Cooter