tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post3594509060437794998..comments2024-03-26T10:40:40.676-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: From PMFA's Inbox: Is There A Good Old Fashioned Laundry In The Neighborhood?Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-74348011437616670782013-11-11T23:41:54.388-05:002013-11-11T23:41:54.388-05:00Not sure if the laundry on Henry & Atlantic do...Not sure if the laundry on Henry & Atlantic does the "old fashioned" laundry. Check out the place on Montague St ( if it's still there.) I remember back in the 60's & early 70's ( probably the 50's too) when my Mom, Grandma, and neighbors used to have the man that came to pick up the shirts, sheets, lines, and it was "Chinese" Laundered. Those were the cleanest, crispest clothes & sheets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-89806088407247674172013-11-08T20:33:06.214-05:002013-11-08T20:33:06.214-05:00As a child, I remember a Chinese hand laundry that...As a child, I remember a Chinese hand laundry that used to be on the corner of Hoyt and Carroll Steets where I believe a small grocery store is now (or used to be). It always smelled of detergent and bleach. Before we got our first washing machine, my mother would take our bedding there to be laundered and ironed and my father's shirts laundered, starched, and ironed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-59052504814869023132013-11-08T13:51:58.647-05:002013-11-08T13:51:58.647-05:00I think the poster is referring to what was called...I think the poster is referring to what was called a 'hand laundry' which historically were run by chinese immigrant families. Growing up there were two on Henry Street @ Sackett and Carroll Streets. They've been gone since the 90's. <br /><br />try this: http://www.frenchandlaundry.com/index.htm<br /><br />it seems <br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-78924166342837425352013-11-08T08:54:36.063-05:002013-11-08T08:54:36.063-05:00Not to hijack the laundry question but in a simila...Not to hijack the laundry question but in a similar note, does anyone know a good tailor in the neighborhood? I have shirts and a suit that I'd like altered and have no idea who's really good. rguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-75292050320472669142013-11-07T13:05:17.360-05:002013-11-07T13:05:17.360-05:00She asked for an "old fashion Chinese Laundry...She asked for an "old fashion Chinese Laundry." For some reason, over 25 years ago the one I used on Ditmas Ave. began having their laundry picked up by some place in Manhattan. I just recall a red box truck with some Chinese lettering and a Manhattan address. They would not tell why they began to do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637731993672728457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-6528412715719485352013-11-07T12:48:15.005-05:002013-11-07T12:48:15.005-05:00Caitlin,
Laundromats just have washing machines. ...Caitlin,<br />Laundromats just have washing machines. You can drop off your laundry and they will wash it. The old fashioned laundries actually washed, bleached, starched, and steam-ironed shirts, table linens and bed linens.<br />Most laundromats and dry cleaners do not offer that service.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484246196723019291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-29795154741521766712013-11-07T12:32:38.949-05:002013-11-07T12:32:38.949-05:00Can you explain what an "old fashioned" ...Can you explain what an "old fashioned" laundromat is versus the ones we have in the neighborhood now? I'm a newer resident and don't know the difference between those and the laundromats we have now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865298943483820549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-6471691265210690892013-11-07T07:34:12.348-05:002013-11-07T07:34:12.348-05:00That would be great. Thanks.That would be great. Thanks.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484246196723019291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-59641336314709411402013-11-07T06:06:45.043-05:002013-11-07T06:06:45.043-05:00Hang on. There are several on upper east side of M...Hang on. There are several on upper east side of Manhattan. I'll get names. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com