Laundry Day, New York City, c 1910

[blackstone]

I guess there weren't a whole lot of appliance hookups in these apartments.

(I also like the name of this Facebook group.)

http://https//www.facebook.com/phot...83857240.45742.183049401715005&type=1&theater

 

[supersuds]

That's a lot of long johns!

The photo rang a bell. There's a larger view of it here if you want to examine the laundry more up close.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/7143 (click to enlarge once you get there.)

The site has more photos along the same lines. A Dutch view here:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/12067
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2362

 

[kenmoreguy89]

sorry this is an upgrade members area only...
I just came to talk about this in a post in the shopper square section no long ago...

Nice pictures...here too..
http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?50876[this post was last edited: 2/25/2014-14:34]

 

[launderess]

There is a group of old tenement buildings on York Avenue in the 60's where you can still see a few of the old pulley's used for clothes lines outside of apartment windows. Am willing to guess you'll find similar remains outside of back or windows facing alleys of older Manhattan buildings.