For December's City Daily Photo December theme, Waiting, we feature Sno-White Cleaners, located at 511 S. Elam Avenue. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
Sno-White Cleaners is a Greensboro institution that has a reputation for being a top-of-the-line dry cleaner. When people mention complicated dry cleaning situations, or needing to clean garments made of costly, fine fabrics, locals quickly comment, "Take it to Sno-White.. it may cost more or be a little bit out of your way, but it's worth WAITING to take your garment there."
According to the Better Business Bureau, the shop opened in February 1959. Thirty four years later, in 1993, Sno-White received a NC OWR Grant to improve its operations and to reduce its emissions into the atmosphere. In the business profile, printed in the grant's final report, it was stated that for the then-newly installed dryers, solvent usage reduction was estimated at 75%. At that time, Lindley Smith was managing the business that had been started by his father, a man who "taught dry cleaning at NC State A & T Univ in Greensboro."
In our world of Greensboro and for the MY WORLD meme, Sno-White (NOT a Disney character) is going strong and, with her touches of red in the window, is also worthy of the Ruby Tuesday meme.
wonderful take on the theme!
Posted by: magiceye | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 06:45 AM
Interesting how you connected waiting with dry cleaning. :)
Posted by: Dina | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 06:49 AM
Nice choice, I wish we had a place like that here.
Posted by: Jim K | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 07:23 AM
Very ruby inside. happy RT
Posted by: Auntie E's Garden | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 08:44 AM
I wish we had a reputable place like this in my town..... nope they just come and go! Great for RT and MWT!
Posted by: Amanda Moore | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 09:33 AM
very interesting post for theme day. i learned a little. happy theme day
Posted by: julie scottsdaledailyphoto.com | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 09:41 AM
It's good to see businesses remain over time. So much is new and short lived.
Posted by: Carver | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 10:10 AM
If they have been around for a while they must do a great job!
Posted by: East Gwillimbury WOW! | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Happy Ruby Tuesday!
Posted by: Martha | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 02:20 PM
Oh this is excellent. I was wondering what the take on the theme was here, it's fantastic!
Posted by: cieldequimper | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 02:29 PM
Lovely touches of red. The not so obvious ones are the best!! Thanks for visiting my blog for your first time, and I hope you come back again soon. I try to keep it interesting. B : )
Posted by: B : ) | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 04:15 PM
I WONDER if Lindley Smith was named for the Lindley park neighborhood where the cleaners in located? also, for years and years, the shop overwintered red geraniums in the front windows.
Posted by: Sue | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 04:37 PM
that's a huge dry cleaner!!
Posted by: dianne | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 04:57 PM
Pretty clever, getting two theme post in on one day!
I don't take clothes to be dry cleaned as I don't have anything worth dry cleaning any more. I mean, I'm retired. Who needs to dry clean old tee shirts and shorts? And when my sandals get really dirty, I just toss 'em and buy a new pair on sale somewhere! :-)
Posted by: Jacob | Tuesday, December 01, 2009 at 07:11 PM
Cute pick, mini ruby inside the shop.
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