In 1959, FJ opened their first Brunswick factory in the Lasica Building in Albert St. with a staff of 30.  A second FJ factory opened at 2-6 Ballarat St. in Brunswick in 1966 in a modernist building that is now State Heritage Listed.  

 

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Paul Lasica and FJ inside the Brunswick building in 1959.  Photo: Jones Family Collection
Paul Lasica and FJ inside the Brunswick building in 1959. Photo: Jones Family Collection
Lasica building in Brunswick in 1959. Photo: Jones Family Collection
Lasica building in Brunswick in 1959. Photo: Jones Family Collection
The building at 2-6 Brunswick St where FJ operated from 1966-1982. Photo: Jones Family Collection
The building at 2-6 Brunswick St where FJ operated from 1966-1982. Photo: Jones Family Collection