Old Lace Factory Window
by Don Struke
Title
Old Lace Factory Window
Artist
Don Struke
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Once one of the biggest lace manufacturers in the U.S., the long-closed Scranton Lace Company included in its work force the father of Hillary Clinton. There was a time when this window flooded the space inside with sunlight and the glow of a new day. Men and women labored there, providing for their families. But it all came to an end. To me, this abandoned factory represents the gradual demise of America's industrial greatness.
There's this:
"Scranton Lace Closes Doors"
May 14, 2002 | Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Scranton Lace Co., once the world's largest producer of Nottingham lace and later a symbol of the region's dying textile industry, has stopped production. The 105-year-old company employed more than 1,400 people at its peak in the early 20th century and used enormous, one-of-a-kind looms to create Nottingham lace, named for the city in England where the looms were made."
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May 10th, 2011
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Sharon Gonzalez
This is an amazing, creative and beautiful photo, Don. So very sad that Scranton Lace Co. closed its doors after such a long history. I guess sewing machines make lace type material for items using it now.
Don Struke replied:
Hi, Sharon! Just as all the thousands of other American textile and fabric manufacturers that for generations were huge contributors to our country's gross national product, Scranton Lace fell to foreign competition. Thank you for such a generous comment about my photo.