Diversified Products

Diversified Products

Diversified Products opened in 1963. The company specialized in fitness equipment and is credited with revolutionizing the fitness industry. This business was an important component of America's emerging fitness movement for four decades. Corporate mismanagement and increased competition led to...

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Main Author: Jonathan Sedlaczek
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/156
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Diversified Products
Jonathan Sedlaczek
fulltopic Cultural resources
Opelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Personal Fitness
description Diversified Products opened in 1963. The company specialized in fitness equipment and is credited with revolutionizing the fitness industry. This business was an important component of America's emerging fitness movement for four decades. Corporate mismanagement and increased competition led to the company's decline and eventual closure in 1998. The image is of Diversified Products senior executives (from left) Ira Silberman, Forrest "Fob" James, and Calvin James. The business was located at 309 Williamson Ave., Opelika, AL.
spelling Diversified ProductsJonathan SedlaczekOpelika, AL; Lee County, AL; Industry; Manufacturing; Personal FitnessDiversified Products opened in 1963. The company specialized in fitness equipment and is credited with revolutionizing the fitness industry. This business was an important component of America's emerging fitness movement for four decades. Corporate mismanagement and increased competition led to the company's decline and eventual closure in 1998. The image is of Diversified Products senior executives (from left) Ira Silberman, Forrest "Fob" James, and Calvin James. The business was located at 309 Williamson Ave., Opelika, AL.Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyJonathan Sedlaczek2014-12-8Still Image and TextJPEG and Texthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/156Image and Description: http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3419English
title Diversified Products
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