American Braiding Company
Behind you on Race Street is the former American Electric Cable Company. It started as American Braiding Company in 1918 but changed in the 1920s. They made strong laces and spun cable products. These items included making shoe laces. There was a name change decades ago. In recent history it is owned by Cubit. Holyoke Community College runs it as a culinary arts studio. Also there are residential units. In the basement there are small business units.
