At 4:45 pm the bell rang signaling that the workday was done. The girls in the light brown and terra cotta Asch building, on the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place in lower Manhattan, had put in some overtime. The clothiers on the lower floors had closed shop at noon this Saturday but the girls, mostly Italian, Yiddish and German, on the 8th, 9th and 10th floors could use the extra money over the $6 a week they normally made. They assembled women's tailored shirts which were copied from the men's styles. The girls worked for Isaac Harris and Max Blanck. The name of the business was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. The date was March 25, 1911.

Go to the Tringle Shirtwaist Fire page for pictures and the rest of the story.

92th Anniversary Rally:
Tuesday, March 25, 2003
UNITE! is the sponsor of events to be held in memory of the Triangle Fire on Tuesday, March 25, 2003, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, New York City, corner of Washington Place and Greene Street. More details will be posted here as they become available. Please check the international site.

UNITE! (the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) has been the driving force behind the many commemorations that through the years have marked the anniversaries of the event. The intent is to honor the victims and rally against sweatshop conditions, which still persist in the US and abroad.