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No-Name Hat Factory Artist Lofts

One hundred years ago, the best known hats produced in the Valley were the No-Name brand.  Owned by the Stetson family, the story goes that that they couldn’t agree on a name.  Later in Philadelphia, they made hats under the now-famous family name. 

The original factory site included four buildings.  One was torn down in the 1980s and a 2003 fire claimed another and left a third building in ruins.

HANDS’ plans for the last intact Stetson building at 540 Mitchell Street include 16 artist live/work lofts and a new building next to it with 14 artist live/work lofts.

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