In Union There is Strength

 

This was from 1949 to 1999 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America,  Sidney Hillman Memorial Building. Hillman was the union's leader and died in 1946. The bold script on top, and the concave front of the building is in art deco style. The architect, Milo Holdstein, was a Clevelander. This must have been one of the last buildings in the style, which flourished in the '20s and '30s. As that style waned, so did the union. Locally they never unionised Richman Brothers. The union merged with other garment workers in 1976, and again in 1995. Since 2004, the building has been Norma Herr Women’s Center. Her name is where Hillman's name was. Vertically, from the far left, Amalgamated was spelled out. The previous lettering was in similar font of the motto, "In Union There is Strength".

on Payne Avenue, Cleveland