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The identification of a "garment district" is relatively new in Los Angeles' history as a large city. In 1972 the Los Angeles Times defined the L.A. Garment District as being along Los Angeles Street from 3rd to 11th Street, an area that today straddles the border of Skid Row and the very northwest end of the current Fashion District.
On August 2, 1995, 72 Thai nationals were found working in conditions of slavery in a makeshift garment factory consisting of a row of residential duplexes in El Monte, California, just east of Los Angeles. [1] This case is considered the first recognized case of modern-day slavery in the United States since the abolition of slavery. [2]
By 1933 the garment industry was worth $3 million (~$56.1 million in 2023). [citation needed] [1]:149 When the Great Crash of 1929-1933 struck the country, the garment industry in Los Angeles was least affected. During the period of the Great Crash, the garment industry had a high demand for female occupations as opposed to male occupations. As ...
This accounts for a small fraction of the 40,000 garment workers in Los Angeles, according to Protect LA's Garment Jobs, a campaign by the Garment Worker Center. Some 1,400 manufacturers and ...
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Garment workers in Southern California faced wage loss and widespread illegal pay practices last year from manufacturers and contractors, according to a report from the Labor Department.
Textile Center Building is a 12-story Gothic Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival architectural styled brick building located in the Los Angeles Fashion District. Designed by William Douglas Lee in the Gothic Revival style, the building opened in 1926 as a center for garment manufacturing. [2] It has since been converted to condominiums.
Garment District may refer to: Garment District (Los Angeles) Garment District, Manhattan; Garment District, Montreal; Garment District (Kansas City, Missouri)