The Kontoor Building– home to Wrangler and Lee brands– is located at 400 North Elm Street. These brands have connections to Greensboro dating back to the early 19th century. This location, built in 1958, is Kontoor’s central hub for executive management in North America. The European headquarters is in Switzerland, and the Asia Pacific headquarters is in Hong Kong. In 1947 production of Wrangler jeans began in Greensboro at Blue Bell, Inc. In the early 2000s, production shifted overseas to Mexico, Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, and Nicaragua. For our readers who love history, Wrangler has a very informative timeline easily accessible on their website (see HERE).

This photo is of the Church Street side of the Kontoor building was taken from the window of the recently-opened Marshall Muse Gallery. It is an exciting new art gallery for Greensboro. We need to arrange a time to interview owner Tracey Marshall- Becker. The times we’ve popped in, she has been with clients– which is a good thing! We love celebrating new, local businesses– as well as finding new vantage points around our great city!

Happy Tuesday!