Interview with Elmer Price and Lou Lesky

Interview with Lou Lesky and Elmer Price about their experiences in the Kansas City garment industry. Lesky recalls his work at Kansas City Custom Garment Company, a men's clothing maker which switched to military uniform manufacturing during World War II, and uniforms for bus drivers, bakers, and other occupations post-war. Price discusses his white goods businesses in downtown Kansas City and later near 39th and Main. The men recall the Garment District of the past, noting other companies and individuals from the area, and talk about how much it has changed. They discuss the operations of their businesses and the decline of the textile and clothing industry in the United States.

0:32:59

2007-07-01

Clothing industry

Garment Industry
Garment District
Kansas City Custom Garment Company
American White Goods Company

Recording ends abruptly at 32:59. The Historic Garment Industry oral history project was conducted by the Historic Garment District Museum in cooperation with the Kansas City Public Library.

Audio Recording

Garment Industry Oral History Collection(SC229) See finding aid: https://kchistory.org/document/garment-industry-oral-history-collection-...

Downtown KCMO

Broadway Boulevard

SC229, Series 2

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