a one hour documentary film on the Hood Rubber Company, which employed many immigrants, especially Armenians, in its early years. The plant opened in Watertown, MA in 1896, attracting Armenians immigrants, refugees from the Abdul Hamid massacres.
B.F. Goodrich took over the company in 1929, and it closed in 1969.
The film contains interviews with stories and reflections of former employees of Armenian descent and East Watertown residents, interspersed with historical photographs, maps, documents, artifacts, and images of remnants of the old factory, once the largest of its kind in the world.
Workers recount life on the conveyer belt and exposure to chemicals, yet considered themselves fortunate to have a job. For East Watertown residents, Hood Rubber was their neighborhood.
Most importantly, this factory was the reason for the establishment of the Armenian community of Watertown.