John A. Dunn This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. www.chelseastandard.com

   www.chelseastandard.com/storie - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/27/2007   Last Visited: 9/27/2007

   From 1980 to 1997 Jack Dunn and Dr. James Botsford were the largest shareholders.
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   Dunn, of Dunn & Associates Inc., now located in downtown Chelsea, was a central player in Chelsea's more recent industrial history.
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   In a recent interview, Dunn was asked what machinery was once inside the factories.
   
   He located a brochure about a machinery auction at Rockwell in 1983, labeled, "Major manufacturer of mechanical springs, the assets of Rockwell International, Mechanical Devices Division, Chelsea."
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   Dunn described the last uses of the factory buildings after the machinery sale.
   
   His wife Nancy managed rental of the space and directed the refurbishing of the entire complex.
   
   According to Dunn, it had complete electrical service and about 100,000 square feet of usable space was unoccupied.
   
   "Businesses such as Merkel's Carpet Warehouse and the Print Shop, which were destroyed by fire, found new homes there," Dunn said.
   
   "Abrasive Finishing, which also lost a major facility to fire, temporarily moved part of its manufacturing there. Other tenants were Rotary Tool of Detroit; Northern Lights, an industrial and commercial painting business and DaJo Sign Co.
   
   "BookCrafters graphic arts training center, Chelsea Community Hospital, Gambles and Federal Screw Works all rented storage space," Dunn added.
   
   "At their peak, the buildings were filled with over 20 tenants."
   
   'Gymnasium' and two foundries.
   
   Dunn cleared up the "Gymnasium" nickname for what was originally the Glazier Stove Co.'s Brass Foundry building constructed in 1902.
   
   "The name came about when a fire burned out the entire second floor and roof," he said.
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   In 1997 partners Dunn, John Mayne and Dr. James Botsford sold Chelsea Industries to Stonebridge Industries Inc. of Sylvania, Ohio.
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   I asked Jack Dunn what the colorful machines were making on the first floor of the Clock tower which I had seen while working at the newspaper.
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   "Robots is the best name for them," Dunn said. "Chelsea Industries installed the hydraulic machinery to weld car seat frame assemblies," he said.
   
   The robots were removed in 2003.

2. 2. Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS®

   www.faar.com/Rosters/brokerage - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/3/2004   Last Visited: 11/3/2004

   Broker: John A. Dunn Dunn & Associates, Inc P.O. Box 4292 Woodbridge, VA 22194 Phone: (703) 929-6430 Fax: