Next time you’re strolling down Fifth Avenue in the 30s, don’t miss the striking bronze loom above the entrance to 295 Fifth—also known as the Textile Building.
This lovely architectural plaque pays tribute to an industry that’s no longer in its heyday but once thrived in the city.
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Ephemeral New York 
October 5, 2012 at 7:11 pm |
It would be cool to do a rubbing of this.
October 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm |
There is a woman not far from here who has resurrected some old industrial looms like that. The pattern is taken from a sort of chain belt, and the power comes from overhead belts. If your in that room when she starts up the machinery, it’s rather easy to imagine all the industrial accidents of the time.