I found this awesome site where photographers do workshops in old buildings with history! I would have loved to do this one. My Grandfather was from the old country Hungary and he worked side by side as a child with an old school tailor. He then worked in the Opera house in Hamburg making costumes. He came to America by boat with his family after the war. He then worked for the MGM Grand Studios and Warner Bros. making clothes and costumes for Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor and many others. He retired from the Costume department at Disneyland as head Tailor. I am so proud to have him in our family. He was a gentle man.

http://www.abandonedamerica.us/abandoned-clothing-mill-photography-workshop