There was a time when Lansdale was a hub for knitting mills and textiles.

The Turbo building at Derstine Avenue and Valley Forge Road, now the site of the Turbo Lofts condominiums, was part of that history.

At one time it housed part of the former Dexdale Hosiery operation,.

Even today, the Lofts feature unique interior support pillars that were preserved during the restoration process.

But today we have another aspect of that history, compliments of Letitia Schultz of Lansdale.

She has shared with us a photo taken at the 1942 Christmas gathering for Dexdale, showing the skein winders, office staff and shipping and processing workers of Dexdale.

According to information on the back of the photo, in the second row (behind the men), the first woman at the left is Adele Gorski, whose brother is Caesar Gorski, the builder. Sixth from left is Clara Streichert, Schultz’s mother.

Also noted is that they were from Skippack, which gave them “C” gas stickers during the war.

As you can see, the photo was snapped by Seelig Photography, now known as Cardinal Camera.