The Wash Lady - Artistic Neon - Route 66, Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA.
N 35° 10.316 W 103° 43.318
13S E 616381 N 3892857
A 10 feet tall Neon featuring 'The Wash Lady' The larger than life lady, washes day & night, atop the Boulevard Cleaners and Laundromat, alongside the Mother Road, in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Waymark Code: WMNKB2
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2015
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An unusual subject, who would have thought a Laundromat would display such a large & graphic Neon. 'The Wash Lady' artistic Neon looks great by day or night, The Wash Lady has been attracting attention since the heydays of Route 66 in the 50's. The multi coloured Neon, flashes by switching the white Neon borders on & off. When your in Tucumcari, please take a photo, & register this waymark a visit, Thanks.
"In September of 1952 the Lu brothers opened this family owned and operated dry cleaners and laundry. In those days the washing and ironing of clothes were all done by hand. Stanley Lu would work all night, as he had promised in his ads 'laundry ready the next day'. Lawrence Lu was in care of all the mechanics of the business, fixing broken washing machines and dryers, repairing the building, keeping up that great neon sign operating. In 1999 the business was sold and became 'Boulevard Cleaners and Laundromat on Route 66'. The new owners have still maintained the care of the building and that iconic sign above their door of 'The Wash Lady'. It is to these people that all of the US should gave thanks for preserving our unique American past. Those amazing neon signs that call you from a distance to come see what this business is offering." Text Source: (
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