Quality Full-Service Laundry and Dry Cleaning Since 1917
2008 Volunteer of the Year Award
A Community-Minded Business Serving Charleston, WV
Gardner’s Drycleaning – Laundry is a family owned and operated community-minded business. We operate several locations to best serve you. We have been serving our customers in the Charleston, WV region for nearly 100 years with an unwavering commitment to quality service. We support many local charities and causes.
Serving the Laundry needs of Charleston, WV for 100 Years
The history of Gardner’s Drycleaning stretches way back to 1917. We have been serving the laundry needs of residents in Charleston, WV and the surrounding region for nearly 100 years. Gardner’s Drycleaning – Laundry was founded by Mr. and Mrs. Abe and Frances Gardner to help keep local residents looking and feeling their best. In 1975, Gardner’s was required to move from our original location of operations of 58 years to our current location due to urban renewal.
The business continued to offer superior laundry services by their daughter, Ruth Gardner Elam and her husband Omer through their 1997 retirement, when Cathy and Rick Leach picked up the torch to continue serving our customers. The Leaches and their daughters, Julia and Diana, continue to offer dedicated cleaning, pressing, and stain removal service for casual and fine clothing, linens, uniforms, draperies, fur, and specialty materials with the same care and attention to detail that has brought us the ongoing success and reputation as Charleston’s most reliable and effective laundry and dry cleaning service.
Assistance After the Flood of 2016
After the Flood of 2016, Gardner’s Drycleaning – Laundry stepped in to assist the local community as well as the teams of volunteers that offered their time and efforts to graciously help our community during our time of need. We were proud to volunteer our services free of charge to help clean and eliminate the mud and stains that threatened to ruin the athletic uniforms of the following schools:
CLAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
ELKVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL
ELKVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
RICHWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUMMERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Our company was humbled to be able to assist in the relief effort by washing, drying, and folding the personal laundry of the Red Cross volunteers that came to assist us during our recovery efforts. We are West Virginia proud and want to extend our sincere gratitude to every individual who assisted during the devastating flood of 2016. Thank you.
Save on School and Church Laundry in Charleston, West Virginia
We offer discounts on large orders to schools and churches in Charleston and the surrounding areas. We want to make sure your chidren’s uniforms and casual clothes are clean and ready to go for school and other activites. We always clean the United States and West Virginia state flag at no charge.
We Make It Easy to Keep Your Garments and Fabrics Clean and Fresh
We have been offering full-service laundry care since our inception. Our company was founded to make it easy for you to keep all of your garments, uniforms, and fabrics clean and smelling fresh, with a sharp appearance.
THE BRIDGE ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
WEST SIDE MAIN STREET
PUTNAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE