1850s: Primitive Self Storage
The first warehouse for household and personal items is built in England, giving ship passengers a place to keep stuff during long journeys away from home.
February 14, 2007
1964: Modern Self Storage
The A-1 U-Store-It U-Lock-It U-Carry the Key warehouse is built in Odessa, Texas by Russ Willams and Bob Munn. both men were avid fishermen who "needed a place to store both their boats and their oil field equipment," according to the Texas Mini Storage Association. The men build several more facilities and, over time, spark imitators nationwide. Today the self-storage industry outgrosses Hollywood.