Garment Loft

Explore a circa-1929 garment loft similar to those once key to Baltimore’s industrial development. Local garment-makers produced uniforms for Union soldiers during the Civil War, and later specialized in creating men’s hats and ties. Legend has it that at one time, every man in America owned a garment that was created in Baltimore. This city became the umbrella capital of the world, sparking one company to market the products as “Born in Baltimore, raised everywhere.”