Willimantic Silk Co. Temporarily Closes
Title
Willimantic Silk Co. Temporarily Closes
Description
Max Stein's Willimantic Silk along with the other Domestic Silk subsidiaries on Bridge Street briefly close, putting 900 out of work. After getting tax concessions from Mayor Hurley, the mills reopen.
Source
Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 83.
Date
1932-11-05
Contributor
turner_max
Collection
Citation
“Willimantic Silk Co. Temporarily Closes,” History Digitized, accessed October 24, 2024, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/855.