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Laundromats and Chinese-Canadian History

Black and white historical photo of a two-story wooden building with signs and a bicycle parked outside and two men standing by the laundry shop

Toronto Archives, 1912

Chinese owned laundromat from 1912, named Mr. Lee Hong’s Laundromat, before it and many other Chinese owned business were forced to relocate due to the development of Toronto City Hall in what is now Nathan Philip’s Square.

The signs on the building read ‘GHONG YEE LAUNDRY’ and ‘DUNLOP TIRES, BICYCLES’