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Paul Van Doren launched Vans in Anaheim in 1966. After a bankruptcy in 1984 and sale to North Face owner VF Corporation in 2004, the brand is now a $4 billion colossus.


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The Van Doren Approved assortment includes reissued styles with vintage graphics from the Vans archives. 50th SK8-Hi 38 Reissue 50th Era 95 Reissue The collection channels the spirit of Vans' DIY-beginnings with pattern-clashing and color-contrasting footwear including old school tones and unconventional swatch blocking.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans company whose iconic Southern California sneakers were beloved by skateboarders and became an international success, has died. He was 90. The company, based southeast of Los Angeles in Costa Mesa, announced Van Doren's death on social media Friday but didn't provide any details.


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In the Van Doren Rubber Company shoes—or Vans for short—the burgeoning local teen skateboarding community found sneakers that were more durable and performed better than others on the market. Initially, skaters had no grip tape to apply to their wooden boards. Aside from good balance and coordination, sneakers were the only means of hanging on.


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James Van Doren, who ran the company from 1976 to 1984, died Oct. 12 at his home in Fullerton after a long illness, said his wife, Char. He was 72. "He was a mechanic, a chemist, the brains.


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KABC. COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) -- Paul Van Doren, who helped build a single Anaheim store into the Vans sneaker and clothing empire, has died at age 90, the company announced Friday. "It's with a.


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Vans founder Paul Van Doren (L) and skate icon Tony Alva. Courtesy of Ray Barbee Beyond Vans, Paul Van Doren also was an avid horseman, and raised horses on a farm in Kentucky for more than 30 years.


Vans cofounder Paul Van Doren dies at age 90 Pasadena Star News

Paul Van Doren was an entrepreneur who co-founded Vans, the iconic skateboarding shoe company. We invite you to share condolences for Paul Van Doren in our Guest Book. Read Full Obituary.


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Paul Van Doren, cofounder of Vans, a shoe brand that became a multi-billion-dollar action-sports empire thanks to the SoCal skate community and a focus on custom kicks, died Thursday at 90.


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May 7, 2021, 1:21pm. Paul and Steve Van Doren Courtesy. Just days after publishing his book, "Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans," Paul Van Doren has died at age 90. Born in Depression.


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Brothers Paul Van Doren and Jim Van Doren along with partners Gordon Lee and Serge Delia open for business at 704 E. Broadway in Anaheim, Calif. on March 16. The Van Doren Rubber Company is unique in that it manufactures shoes on premises and sells them directly to the public.


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Paul Van Doren, co-founder of the Vans brand, has died at age 90, the shoemaker's parent company said Friday. "Paul was not just an entrepreneur; he was an innovator," VF Corporation said in a.


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Paul Van Doren, who co-founded the Costa Mesa-based shoe company Vans, died on Thursday, May 6. He was 90. (Courtesy of Vans) Steve Van Doren, when the brand turned 50 in 2016, detailed the early.


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1966: The first Vans factory and store at 704 East Broadway in Anaheim, California 1966: The Birth of the Van Doren Rubber Company Paul Van Doren was born in 1930 and grew up in the Boston area. When he reached the eighth grade, he realised he didn't like school and promptly left.


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Paul Van Doren, a founder of Vans, the Southern California sneaker company that became synonymous with skateboarding almost by chance and then grew into a multibillion-dollar business, died.


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Paul Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans sneaker and clothing company, has died at age 90, the company announced Friday. "It's with a heavy heart that Vans announces the passing of our.