Lechner Services

Back in 1857, A.W. Zengeler announced the opening of the New York Steam Dye Works located at 208 South Clark Street in the frontier city of Chicago, Illinois. He emigrated from Germany, with a thorough knowledge of the fabric dyeing business. The young Zengeler soon enjoyed a flourishing business in the rapidly growing Chicago market, which was fast becoming a busy metropolis. In 1871, the year of the great Chicago fire, in common with many other businesses, the New York Steam Dye Works was reduced to a mass of charred ruins. The new Chicago, which rapidly sprung up after the great fire, again found the Zengelers pushing forward to establish yet another dyeing plant at Cottage Grove and Prairie Avenues, just south of today’s Chicago downtown area. About this time, the dry cleaning process made its first appearance and a modern dry cleaning department was added to the dyeing plant. Both operations continued to enjoy a healthy growth. Lechner and Sons provides a broad range of products and services to help our customers improve their professional image, employee morale, facility safety and cleanliness. Lechner and Sons is uniform rental where the customer comes first.

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