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Photograph of Gladden's Coin Laundry
Collection
The Gladden Family Photographic Collection
Format
Original photographic print
Date
c. 1975
People
Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden
William Gladden Sr.; Bill Gladden; William Gladden
Location
Apopka, Florida, United States of America.
Historical Background
A photograph of the exterior of Gladden's Coin Laundry, taken c. 1975. After suffering a massive heart attack at the age of 76, Michael Gladden Jr. opened his last business: a laundromat. Though Gladden's Groceries had to close due to his declining health, Mr. Gladden was never one to waste an opportunity to keep serving his community. His brother, William Gladden Sr., had a daily ritual of delivering mail to Gladden's Coin Laundry every day before going to work at his Shoe Hospital up along 7th Street in Apopka.
A photograph of the exterior of Gladden's Coin Laundry, taken c. 1975. After suffering a massive heart attack at the age of 76, Michael Gladden Jr. opened his last business: a laundromat. Though Gladden's Groceries had to close due to his declining health, Mr. Gladden was never one to waste an opportunity to keep serving his community. His brother, William Gladden Sr., had a daily ritual of delivering mail to Gladden's Coin Laundry every day before going to work at his Shoe Hospital up along 7th Street in Apopka.
