Claycomo Coin Laundry, Happy Times T-Shirt Company, Belmont Carpets, 2

My beloved laundromat has been destroyed by fire, May 8th 2012.

I have been a loyal customer of this older, but well-run and spotlessly clean laundromat, for some eleven years. The owner has had it about 21 years, and his father had it for just as many, before that.

I am pretty sure I first went there in Sept 2001, tho' in those years I sometimes had laundry facilities in the home. I've been going there at least eight years, of the eleven, no question.

A single washer/dryer, where I live, supports 8 units, if you can believe that. So I have used them exactly ONCE. Have gone off-site for 4 1/2 yrs.

26 min's to wash, 45 to dry. 71 minutes and I'm outa there. 90 tops, if you count folding time. That's 2 hours door to door, assuming 15 min drive from home.I can't see letting laundry consume 6 hours of my life, using a single set of machines.

The owner is the nicest man alive, and there is a sense of community there, as he cares for his customers, asks them how they're getting along. I have never seen him leave, from coming in to clean, without saying a cheerful, "Thank you, now!"

I recall returning that concern when his wife broke her arm, losing her footing, exiting one of those pesky raised booths that restaurants think are so trendy.

I have had many pleasant conversations there with ordinary working folks such as myself, including over-the-road truckers, Ford plant employees, etc.

As viewed from the street, the laundromat was on the left, then Happy Times T-shirt Company (since 1975) and Belmont Carpet retailer. I am just heartsick for these people. Plus, I really need to do laundry, and have to find somewhere to do it.

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Taken on: May 11, 2012

Sets appears in: • Claycomo Laundromat Burns

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