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Albany Woodworks Storefront ‘The Alternative’ Opens in 1980

An empty storefront in downtown Hammond, Louisiana became Albany Woodworks’ first showroom, selling cypress furniture, swings, and home accents for a year.

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BY April Woods

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Furniture Store Front for Albany Woodworks.

An empty storefront in old downtown Hammond, Louisiana became the location for our new concept of a showroom for Albany Woodworks. The store front sold cypress adirondack chairs, swings, lattice work, gazebos and other home accent gifts.  The store was open for a year before Albany Woodworks began working on opening an office and showroom in Albany, LA.

Some of Albany Woodworks first customers included Chef Justin Wilson, a well-known Louisiana chef and comedian, and Ms. Loretta Lynn,  a multiple gold album American country music singer-songwriter whose work spans almost 60 years. Ms. Loretta Lynn ordered Adirondack chairs for the porch at her ranch home in Hurricane Mills, TN. Chef Wilson ordered Adirondack chairs and a swing to give away as gifts. He went on to purchase many more chairs from Albany Woodworks to give as promotional gifts to his customers.