About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Esperanza and Irwin about the history and culture of Sag Harbor as a factory town.

Esperanza and Irwin look back on the days when Sag Harbor was the East End’s gritty blue-collar heart. This episode touches on whaling history, but delves deeper into the village’s industrial past, when bustling factories—Alvin Silver, Grumman, Rowe's and most notably the massive Fahys and Bulova Watchcase factories—drew throngs of immigrant workers and anchored the local economy. Listening is Believing.

People in this episode

Guests: Esperanza, Irwin

Topics covered

• Sag Harbor
• Factory Town
• history
• local culture
• community

Keywords

• Sag Harbor
• Factory Town
• history
• Esperanza
• Irwin

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Places: Sag Harbor, Factory Town

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