At the next Open Hours at Lake City Historical Society: Lake City’s garment industry
Wed, 02/04/2026 - 8:47am
By:
Anne Tabat, Lake City Historical Society
What do you know about Lake City’s garment industry? It may not rival New York City but there was a coat factory here for many years and there were accomplished seamstresses and tailors in town who made all types of apparel, bridal and formal wear, uniforms and costumes now in the collection of the Lake City Historical Society.
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