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Ganahl Lumber company history timeline

1884

Ganahl Lumber Company is the oldest lumberyard in California; it all began in 1884, when an Austrian immigrant named Christian Ganahl and his brother Frank moved to Los Angeles from St Louis, where they had been shopkeepers.

1904

Although his "branch yard theory" was a new business idea, it took off and eventually he had several yards located throughout the Los Angeles area, including one he opened in Anaheim in 1904.

1928

In 1928, they built a second store in Lake Arrowhead.

1930

Grimm in the 1930's, Ernest Ganahl bought out the Grimm family's interest and changed the name to the Ernest Ganahl Lumber Company.

1964

In 1964, John changed the name to Ganahl Lumber Company.

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