Laundry Smokestack Brickwork


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Laundry Smokestack Brickwork
Posted by: WayOutWardell ()
Date: May 25, 2013 02:21AM

I passed by the old Central Wet Wash smokestack (Irving & Elston) today, and it made me think...when I was a kid, I remember quite a few smokestacks that had the company name inlaid in contrasting-color brick, usually a laundry service of some sort. They've disappeared so gradually I barely realized they were gone.

I remember one was Albany Wet Wash, which was blonde brick with the inlay in red. I can't remember where it was, though - Irving & California, maybe? I also seem to remember one for Garden City Laundry, which was off of the Eisenhower.

So...why does it seem the laundry services got all the fancy smokestacks?

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Re: Laundry Smokestack Brickwork
Posted by: Bill_Baar ()
Date: May 28, 2013 04:23PM

I've alwasy been fond of the Garden City Laundry smokestake at 3333 W. Harrison. Never looked like much of a Garden but I always knew I was close to home when I saw it. http://goo.gl/maps/aSwU7

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Re: Laundry Smokestack Brickwork
Posted by: WayOutWardell ()
Date: September 04, 2013 12:54AM

Passed by a real nice example today around 4300 W. Division, for Rainbow Wet Wash.

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