561 10th Ave.  

40.759147, -73.996139 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Service entrance
Hours of operation Monday through Saturday
8.00am-5.30pm

Historical background Checkpoint picture 35

Perhaps there is no “spiffier” district in New York than the Garment District (the name of which speaks for itself). It is spangled with signs of salons and showrooms, and among the names displayed you can recognize both aspiring and well-known fashion designers. So if you decided to dress yourself up in New York, the Garment District fully justifies its name, although its primary focus is on wholesale. New York in a sense was a center of garment industry back in the times of high demand on clothing for slaves and sailors, and the majority of Americans were no strangers to hand-stitching. In the 19th century America’s off-the-rack clothing market took a more familiar shape. Mass manufacture of military uniform during the Civil War, influx of skilled workforce from Europe and invention of sewing machine: all this had led to a substantial increase of production. By start of the following century sewing industry held the second place after production of sugar, and New York had become the trendsetter. And although it is not so easy for the city to compete with Milan or Paris anymore, the initiatives to preserve the Garment District as the fashion center do not cease even at the highest levels.

Present in routes of categories Lion, Griffin

Passed by: 41/45 (91%).

By categories:

  • Griffin: 9/9 (100%)
  • Lion: 32/36 (89%)