Bennie Cohn, who came from Chicago in the 1930s, to play baseball, established Cohns Furniture in1954. After serving in the Army during WWII, He was co-founder and partner of Vets Clothing store in downtown Muskegon in 1947. He decided to start his own business and open a used furniture and appliance retail store on Henry Street in Muskegon Heights. The business has been located in the Muskegon Heights area for 50 years. It has been at its current location at the corner of Peck and Broadway in Muskegon Heights since 1969.
