Highrise Tower Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I'm researching a building that was demolished to make way for TECO's expansion. In 2006, the Texas Medical Center Hospital Laundry Cooperative Association was demolished. The website Open Corporates indicates that the Texas Medical Center Hospital Laundry Cooperative Association was formed on April 30, 1971. A few old business listings such as Yelp still lists the old address of 1601 Braeswood Blvd. I can't find any pictures of the old building. I don't think much people would be interested in a laundry facility Anyone have any insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 Found it! An article and rendering from the 1970s. Joint Projects. The following are major examples of joint operation in which the Texas Medical Center, Inc. participates: Central Laundry. Following a Feasibility and Planning Study, conducted by laundry consultants from New York City, it was determined that a central laundry in the Medical Center was feasible and **** substantial savings both in new equipment and **** hospital space. Thus, the Texas Medical Center Laundry Cooperative Association **** The University of Texas **** Texas Medical Center, Inc. **** Services will also be available to other institutions. Rendering caption. An artist's rendering of the Central Laundry Building being constructed under the Texas Medical Center Laundry Cooperative Association. Construction began in the Fall of 1972. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Very interesting. Any idea of what became of the central laundry? Do they no longer have it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 11 hours ago, Houston19514 said: Very interesting. Any idea of what became of the central laundry? Do they no longer have it? Yes! Texas Medical Center Hospital Laundry Cooperative Association is listed on TMC's Member Institutions. The laundry facility is now located at 9424 Fannin Street, in the industrial development called O'Quinn Lexington Park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I worked in a medical laundry (Not the TCH one) during college. The second picture definitely looks more like a laundry facility than the old pic from 1971. I am jealous - it looks like both of them have a/c. That would have been nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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