50 years and 2,400 square feet later
When Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos started Amway 50 years ago, their offices were in an old garage in Ada, Michigan.
It wasn’t long before they outgrew that 2,400 square foot space and began building what today is a mile-long office and manufacturing complex.
Now, the Grand Rapids Public Museum is telling the story of Amway in a space about as big as that original garage.
“Amway: 50 Years of Helping People Live Better Lives” shares Amway’s history and a glimpse at its future through words, pictures, interactive displays, and artifacts. This is the museum’s first Amway exhibit, and includes many items that have never been on display before.
Like the Amway Flyer wagon we sold in the ’60s. Or a recreation of the bomb shelter Amway marketed during the Cold War era.
The exhibit will be open to the public through November 2010.
Every square foot of it.