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Brand of Washer, anyone?
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When I was in high school we lived in Fort Lauderdale and I used to keep a bag of clothes that I had outgrown for taking around to all the laundromats I could find in the area. One laundromat had Blackstone coin-op washers that I had gone with my "play clothes" to wash many a times. I seem to remember one other time seeing Blackstone coin-ops earlier on in my childhood, but they were a rare bird indeed.
"play clothes" for the laundromat
Robert--you were hooked at a young age, eh? Great story.
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Robert--you were hooked at a young age, eh? Great story.
Thanks for all the work here, I check the daily Double daily, and all the Imperial postings too.
Used a Blackstone commercial washer at a laundromat near the UC Berkeley campus many years ago. That lid on the washer gave it away for me guessing it was a Blackstone.
We spent part of two Summers in Miami. One year, we went to a sad coin laundry with Blackstone machines. Several were broken with water sitting in them. They apparently had a lid switch because I don't remember watching any of the cycle and my parents wanted to get out of the bleak place as fast as possible so I could not lift the lid because it would delay the cycle. That is my only experience with Blackstone washers. We had to use the dryer which was a novelty because we did not yet have one.
blackstone
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I wish that I had seen this thread yesterday; I recognized those transmissions right away. Actually, there were not any Blackstone laundromats around here that I can recall. We did, however, order one coin-op machine just to have on display in the store. We sold it to a friend, but had to drill a hole in the top of the coin-op part, and put a longer shaft on the timer, so they could wash clothes in their house, without the use of the quarters. I still have the coin mechanism; as a matter of fact, I was just looking at it in the attic yesterday, deciding whether or not to keep it. Two quarters for a wash.
Other than the arrangement of the timer, the only difference between commercial Blackstones and household ones was an extra ring around the outside of the tub, apparently to lessen the chance of off-balance loads. There might also have been an extra clothes guard around the top of the tub.
Other than the arrangement of the timer, the only difference between commercial Blackstones and household ones was an extra ring around the outside of the tub, apparently to lessen the chance of off-balance loads. There might also have been an extra clothes guard around the top of the tub.
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cornutt
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Uni, where in Ft. Lauderdale was that? I used to live there.
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Terrazzo floors! Stylish laundromat, that.
Uni, where in Ft. Lauderdale was that? I used to live there.
We're going back 31 years (ugh) but I seem to remember it was in a shopping center at Commercial Blvd and SR 441. There were at least 10 laundromats I used to regularly visit after school.
We're going back 31 years (ugh) but I seem to remember it was in a shopping center at Commercial Blvd and SR 441. There were at least 10 laundromats I used to regularly visit after school.
mrb627
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Whirlpool...
I used to frequent the Whirlpool Equipped Laundomat on Broward Blvd at the Towne Mall. If memory serves, it is still in operation today.
Malcolm
I used to frequent the Whirlpool Equipped Laundomat on Broward Blvd at the Towne Mall. If memory serves, it is still in operation today.
Malcolm
