Wilbur and Orville Wright built their first experimental airplanes in the back of their bicycle shop at 1127 W. Third St. In 1909, they then went on to form the Wright Company, which produced ...
Illinois was an early commission of Frank Lloyd Wright’s and, because Fredrick C. Robie was an engineer and assistant manager at the Excelsior Supply Company, a bicycle company delving into the ...
Wick Wright, tells THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, finally coaxed Wilbur out of the house and into his printing business. By 1892, Orville and Wilbur had opened a bicycle shop. The bicycle had become a ...
For nearly three decades, Santa’s right-hand man, Earl Wright, and his team of elves have collected bikes to give away to ...
A surge of interest in cycling sent bike sales soaring during the pandemic – now that the craze has cooled, it’s been a bumpy ...
"[In 1909] Goodyear developed the first pneumatic aircraft tire, which replaced the runners and bicycle tires on pioneer airplanes like the Wright Flyer," the company said. It wasn’t until 1983 ...
After 101 years running a golf club, the Mitchell family have made the difficult decision to say goodbye. Beeston Fields, in ...
WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. — Instead of watching old ... There are also collections of gas pumps, signs, pedal cars and bicycles.
Staunton native Marion “Lucy” Wright Clark, an internationally acclaimed maker of hand-hooked rugs and a resident of ...
The recent, tragic death of hockey star Johnny Gaudreau in a bicycle accident rekindled the memory of a chance encounter I ...
A Londoner managed to do the (nearly) impossible and retrieve his stolen bike – but the suspect’s mum didn’t seem surprised ...
To determine the top move-to city in every state, moveBuddha looked at its most recent mover search data to compile a list of ...