Los Angeles Turners history

3,000 Turners performed at the Federal Gymnastics Festival in Milwaukee, 1893.

Founded in 1902 by Henry C. Turner, a devout Quaker from the eastern shore of Maryland, The Turner Corporation has grown into one of America's top general contractors.

6.1 Vintage photos of the Milwaukee Turnverein 6.2 Other Wisconsin Turners in 1915 6.3 Jahn Monument in Berlin with memorial plaques from American Turnvereine 6.4 Turner Halls

In 1919 the company received its first international contract.

By 1941, when Henry C. Turner retired, defense work represented 81 percent of the company's business.

In 1948, the United States Post Office issued a 3-cent commemorative stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the movement in the United States.

By 1951, with all this activity, company sales had reached $100 million.

In 1991 Turner completed construction of the 63-story Society Tower in Cleveland.

In 1992 President Parmelee noted that, "Our roots go very, very deep.

Under the direction of chairman and chief executive officer Alfred T. McNeill, the company undertook a restructuring in 1994 that encompassed a moderate consolidation of Turner's traditionally decentralized corporate structure and a corresponding staff reduction.

The corporation formed a joint venture known as Turner-Thompson Sports in 1995.

In 1996 it completed $3.3 billion worth of construction projects.

↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Annette R. Hofmann (August 3, 1998). "150 years of Turnerism in the United States". Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Max Kade Center. http://www.iupui.edu/~hoyt/Hofmann.htm.

Fifty-four Turner societies still exist around the United States as of 2011.

The “Turner Center” in Westchester, on Los Angeles’ West Side, was until 2016 home to our members who participate in social and cultural events, dance evenings, fitness classes, and movie/sports viewing.