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hmm, I wouldn't mind a few wrinkles ironed out :)
so it seems I was wandering around Tsawwassen
on Christmas Day twelve years ago, Ross must have
been on shift work.
This drycleaner closed recently. There is only one open
now, there was once four.
song suggested by Buddha's Ghost -
Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" -
Croft Radio on the High Street, West Wickham. In the distance to the right can be seen the church of St.Francis of Assasi.
20th August 2017.
Nice old cleaners sign in Midland. It was getting to mid-afternoon so we didn't have much time to explore as much as we would've liked to.
With people working from home during the past twenty or so months, the need for dry cleaning dropped precipitately. In our area, at least three dry cleaning businesses have been shuttered during the past few months. I was a customer of this one for at least ten years, but they’ve closed their doors.
Odd place for a photo eh! This is Sandgate Dry Cleaners in the suburb of the same name (Sandgate that is!) of Brisbane. We had a walk around in the blustery sunshine Saturday morning and passed this rather long lived shop, bringing forth its usual swathe of memories. I told you I was pensive this weekend!
When I was a kid in the '60's, my dear Aunty was the manager of this exact shop, then part of the Peerless Dry Cleaners group. It has hardly changed, maybe the computer screen on the counter and perhaps the counter has been refurbished, but otherwise, it looks no different from when my sister and I used to spend hours here, waiting for my Aunty to finish work and take us home to her place. When I think about this now, I wonder where my Mum was...maybe out shopping but not far away I am sure.
My Aunty's home, the family home was not far away in adjacent Brighton. I am much older now then they were back then. Where did all those years go? And how great to be back in their always loving embrace. I guess we all have memories of childhood like this in millions of different ways. Personal and irreplaceable.
Well, that's enough of that, but whenever we occasionally walk past, I can still see my Aunty's smiling face at that counter serving a happy customer. And she never had to ask them to wear a mask!
See the very professional sign on the counter!
Many Thanks To
Hans Jakobsson For The Classic Retro Photo On The Left www.flickr.com/photos/hjakse/50893085123
The Original Paddington (Praed Street) Station Stood Here But That Was Demolished And Replaced With This One In 1914 It was Designed By Charles Walter Clark...Regent Drycleaners Was Established In 1975...The Pillar Box The Roundels By The Station And Eurochange Still Stand....Meccas Now A William Hill....What Are Those Posts On The Left?...Dismantling A Bus Shelter Perhaps...