Everybody loves Chucks: Converse celebrates 100 years. Published: ; Jun. 26, 2008, 12:00 a.m.

Now owned by Nike Inc., North Andover-based Converse was founded by Marquis Mills Converse as the Converse Rubber Shoe Co. in Malden in 1908. It’s marking its […] Skip to content ...

Converse was founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 in Malden, Massachusetts. Originally, the label was known as the “Converse Rubber Company” and its earliest inventory included ...

Who would have imagined perhaps the best trick in footwear history when Marquis Mills Converse started making simple, rubber-soled work shoes at a factory outside Boston in 1908?

For a shoe that appeals to the ironic counterculture movement, it sure is everywhere.Converse turns 100 this year. Search. Subscribe. Manage profile. Donate. Login Log out. Menu. Close.

In 1917, Marquis Mills Converse founded the first performance basket… Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. News Sports Entertainment Port City Life Opinion Advertise ...

The original Converse company was set up in Malden, Massachusetts in 1908 by Marquis Mills Converse, who called his new venture the Converse Rubber Shoe company.

Happy Birthday! The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star sneaker is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. The company founded in 1908 by Marquis Mills Converse in Malden, Mass., has a grand history ...

Introduced in Massachusetts in 1908 by Marquis Mills Converse as a soccer and netball shoe, the company designed the precursor to the modern All-Star sneaker in 1917, marketed under the name ...