Garment makers continue to exit manufacturing space downtown. (Special Report: Downtown) (Industry Overview)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: June 8, 1992| Author: Shepardson, Monty | Copyright information

The downtown Los Angeles garment district continues to lose manufacturers to Commerce and Vernon, where larger contiguous space is available and often less expensive.

Though this movement will change the face of downtown L.A. -- which for decades has been second only to New York as the nation's premier clothing manufacturing center -- the garment industry itself is still a strong factor in the area. As the manufacturing arm of the garment business shifts out to nearby areas,...

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