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We love this guy's hammer. Forget all that high-tech stuff—sometimes you just need to bang things, especially when you install a row of revolutionary garage doors. [Photo: Overhead Door]

Lewisville’s Overhead Door, Innovator of the Modern Garage Door and Garage Door Opener, Celebrates 100th Birthday

by | Aug 17, 2021
This throwback look at Dallas-area innovation icon Overhead Door Brand shows two of its breakthrough products since 1921. Today, the company just keeps on innovating. Its garage doors can now be operated from the other side of the world with a smartphone—luckily for you, if you forget to close your door before your next vacation.
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