Another Alton Bay Landmark bites the dust

Argie's Wife · 05-12-2008, 03:43 PM

The laundromat is very closed. It was never open at the posted hours, anyhow, but just for a few hours at a time, here and there. It was a dangerous parking situation anyhow; absolutely nuts getting out of that parking area.

I always thought that little general store on the corner of Route 28 and 28A would be smart to do a little addition for a laundromat. Lots of parking and cute store!

(By the way, there's a couple of laundromats in Pittsfield, too. We go there to get our meats for the freezer at Danis and that's when I take rugs and the other things in that don't fit in my washer at home.)

ghfromaltonbay · 05-12-2008, 04:49 PM

Thanks, Argie's wife for the update. Although the parking situation was dangerous, it was the only place in town to do laundry for those of us w/o washing machines. Once the older Whitney's died the place was never the same. The past year or so it went down hill fast -- always looked very dingy. It's a shame that with gas at nearly $4/gal that we're going to have th schlep the wash a long way to do laundry.

How about it Alton people - anyone want to open a laundromat? Pittsfield, Wolfeboro or Laconia is a long way to go from Alton just to do wash.

Ropetow · 05-12-2008, 10:22 PM

Are there any environmental regs involved with opening a laundromat?

dva · 05-13-2008, 06:19 AM

There is a new laundromat going to open in Gilford next to Patricks Pub.New machines and going to be open soon.

ghfromaltonbay · 05-14-2008, 10:02 AM

Thanks for the update, dva. That's still an almost 15 mile drive to do laundry from our place in Alton Bay, but it's probably an easier ride than heading over to Center St. in Wolfeboro. We now have 3 banks, 3 hardware stores, and about the same # of florists in Alton, too bad we don't have a laundromat. Mr. Bahre finally got his supermarket/pharmacy, too bad he wasn't also concerned with doing the wash. He seems to be able to make things happen. Someone had mentioned that the Wolfeboro laundromat was also going to run the one in Alton, but I guess that's not true.

jads32 · 05-14-2008, 12:29 PM

Will they sell newspapers there?

pmj · 05-17-2008, 07:51 PM

The old video store on Main St might be a good spot for a laundromat. I had heard a rumor that a chinese restaurant was going in there but it's been vacant for some time now.

riverat · 05-17-2008, 10:12 PM

Here is a link to the New Mini Golf at Alton Bay.

http://www.jaysbayside.com/index.htm

Argie's Wife · 05-18-2008, 08:34 PM

Thanks for posting that link. Now I'm looking forward to the new place being completed. Chuckster's in Chichester was absolutely PACKED on Mothers' Day last Sunday. They have quite a business there and I'm hoping that the Alton Bay site doesn't disappoint because I have a little boy who probably won't let me drive past the place without stopping once it's completed!

05-12-2008, 04:49 PM	#2
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 850 Thanks: 267 Thanked 237 Times in 137 Posts	Sorry to hear that. Thanks, Argie's wife for the update. Although the parking situation was dangerous, it was the only place in town to do laundry for those of us w/o washing machines. Once the older Whitney's died the place was never the same. The past year or so it went down hill fast -- always looked very dingy. It's a shame that with gas at nearly $4/gal that we're going to have th schlep the wash a long way to do laundry. How about it Alton people - anyone want to open a laundromat? Pittsfield, Wolfeboro or Laconia is a long way to go from Alton just to do wash.

05-13-2008, 06:19 AM	#4
dva Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 51 Thanks: 18 Thanked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Laundromat There is a new laundromat going to open in Gilford next to Patricks Pub.New machines and going to be open soon.

05-14-2008, 10:02 AM	#5
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 850 Thanks: 267 Thanked 237 Times in 137 Posts	Gilford laundromat Thanks for the update, dva. That's still an almost 15 mile drive to do laundry from our place in Alton Bay, but it's probably an easier ride than heading over to Center St. in Wolfeboro. We now have 3 banks, 3 hardware stores, and about the same # of florists in Alton, too bad we don't have a laundromat. Mr. Bahre finally got his supermarket/pharmacy, too bad he wasn't also concerned with doing the wash. He seems to be able to make things happen. Someone had mentioned that the Wolfeboro laundromat was also going to run the one in Alton, but I guess that's not true.

05-17-2008, 07:51 PM	#7
pmj Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 240 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	laundromat potential The old video store on Main St might be a good spot for a laundromat. I had heard a rumor that a chinese restaurant was going in there but it's been vacant for some time now.

05-17-2008, 10:12 PM	#8
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Here is a link to the New Mini Golf at Alton Bay. http://www.jaysbayside.com/index.htm __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

05-12-2008, 03:43 PM	#1
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	The laundromat is very closed. It was never open at the posted hours, anyhow, but just for a few hours at a time, here and there. It was a dangerous parking situation anyhow; absolutely nuts getting out of that parking area. I always thought that little general store on the corner of Route 28 and 28A would be smart to do a little addition for a laundromat. Lots of parking and cute store! (By the way, there's a couple of laundromats in Pittsfield, too. We go there to get our meats for the freezer at Danis and that's when I take rugs and the other things in that don't fit in my washer at home.)

05-12-2008, 10:22 PM	#3
Ropetow Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rochester, NH / Bartlett, NH Posts: 322 Thanks: 228 Thanked 33 Times in 13 Posts	Are there any environmental regs involved with opening a laundromat?

05-14-2008, 12:29 PM	#6
jads32 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Will they sell newspapers there?

05-18-2008, 08:34 PM	#9
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Thanks for posting that link. Now I'm looking forward to the new place being completed. Chuckster's in Chichester was absolutely PACKED on Mothers' Day last Sunday. They have quite a business there and I'm hoping that the Alton Bay site doesn't disappoint because I have a little boy who probably won't let me drive past the place without stopping once it's completed!