
In 1800, We Made 1 Shirt Every 2 Years. Today, We Make 20 Per Person.
226 years of clothing production vs population growth. An interactive visual story showing how we went from 0.5 to 160 billion items per year.
Jan 10, 2026
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6353 Salmon River Rd, Lowville, NY 13367, USA
2nd Ave & E 47th St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Avenue A & E 7th St, New York, NY 10009, USA
Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, USA
Broadway, New York, NY, USA
Chambers St & Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013, USA
Columbus Ave & W 79th St, New York, NY 10024, USA
E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
Fort Washington Ave & W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
Isham St between Seaman Ave. and, Cooper St, New York, NY 10034, USA
Union Square Park, 201 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003, USA
W 12th St & 8th Ave, New York, NY 10014, USA
W 57th St & 10th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
W 97th St & Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025, USA
Wadsworth Ave & W 175th St, New York, NY 10033, USA
2396 Arthur Ave, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
3rd Ave. & E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
3rd Ave. & E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
544 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
Carroll St Station, Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA
Cortelyou Road btw Argyle Road &, Rugby Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226, USA
Dekalb Ave & Washington Park, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
Grand Concourse & E 161 St, Bronx, NY 10452, USA
Grand Concourse & E 192nd St, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
Ocean Ave & Parkside Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226, USA
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Queens Blvd, 70th Ave, Queens, NY 11375, USA
Roosevelt Ave & 103rd St, Queens, NY 11368, USA
Skillman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
White Plains Rd & Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10472, USA

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