The cubicle. The three-walled cliche, surface to which so many Hang In There kitty cat posters are affixed, was invented in Ann Arbor. That’s right - the yoke around the neck of white collar workers everywhere was conceived and birthed in Ann Arbor. On State Street, no less. Here's the story of its invention and proliferation and how it came to be in Ann Arbor.

Music by Stepdad.

Further reading and photos from AADL's Oldnews

Birth of the Cube Farm from Ann Arbor Observer: Then & Now.