934 Fort Wayne Ave., Diamond Laundry Building, 1986
| Description: |
934 Fort Wayne Ave., Diamond Laundry Building, 1986 Yes Diamond Laundry Building934 Fort Wayne Avenuecirca 1896Historic Description: This commercial building was constructed for owner-occupant Diamond Steam Laundry & Toilet Supply Company, circa 1896. Wayne Machinery and Supply Company occupied the building during the 1920s and into the mid 1930s. A series of Chinese-proprietor laundries were here in the 1940s followed by a dry cleaner from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s. The 1980s saw the building vacant.Architectural Description: The two-story brick structure has lost most of its historic detailing. The only remnants are the three segmented arched openings on the second floor filled with metal sash windows matching the metal framed and sashed store front entrance.St. Joseph Historic Area Preservation Plan, 1991 commercial |
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| Origin: | 1986 |
| Source: |
http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/HT/id/3740 |
| Collection: |
Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission Image Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4259418/, 39.76838, -86.15804 |
| Subjects: |
Architecture--Indiana--Indianapolis Built environment Historic districts |
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