There are four locations to explore inside the Garment Shop. For each location, you may ask the tour guide for directions or use the tactile floor map which is available upon request.
Machine Infographic
You are now in front of the Machine Infographic which is a projected video with no sound.
In this video, which describes the 1980s, there were about 500 small garment shops in loft buildings throughout Chinatown, Soho, and Tribeca. Most of them were owned and operated by men and women from China.
Sewing Machine 1. When you’re ready, you have two choices to interact with this location:
- Watch this video below with audio and closed captions.
- Touch the sewing machine itself to trigger the same video with closed captions, but no audio captions or sound.
Video
In this video titled “First Day”, watch five people, including factory workers, owners, and union leaders, discuss their initial experience in the garment industry.