The Garment Worker — Attraction in New York

This monument was created Judith Weller and located 555 Seventh Avenue Plaza Permanent installation. That the guy at the sewing machine is a Jewish immigrant from Eastern Europe and man, wearing a yarmulke, sits determinedly at his sewing machine, carefully stitching fabric. He’s focused on his hands, which delicately push down on the material; the table he works on is open to reveal his legs and feet. These folks once formed the core of the garment industry and became the core of the early labor rights movement in the US. The Garment District is more than...

I highly recommend the free walking tour of the garment industry district that starts here organized by Mike’s NYC Tours. It was very interesting to see the city and this district through the eyes of who lived them...

El monumento The Garment Worker es un símbolo del Fashion District o Fashion Center. El nombre resulta de la densa concentración de tiendas y negocios relacionados con la moda, existentes en la Quinta Avenida y la Novena Avenida, desde la Calle 34 (Calle 34) hasta la Calle 42. Desde principios del siglo XX, Garment District ha sido conocido como un centro de moda y fabricación, tanto en los Estados Unidos como en...