Our History

The early 1920s not only gave rise to national icons such as Wonder Bread, Chanel No. 5, and Sears Roebuck, but it was the beginning of a new era in the Baltimore area for high-quality laundry care.

Mr. and Mrs. Merrick opened Glyndon Cleaners in 1921 with service, quality, and convenience as hallmarks of their enterprise. They employed over 50 people and ran a fleet of trucks out of the charming community of Glyndon, MD, 21 miles from Baltimore City Hall. They also operated a community pool next to Glyndon Cleaners; filling it with the artisan well water on the property.

Robert also purchased the Glyndon Pool sometime in the late 1940s. This proved to be very intuitive, because his daughter, Diane, met her future husband, Otts, at the Glyndon Pool in the summer of 1951 when she was lifeguarding. And as they say…the rest is history!

Otts ran Glyndon Laundry for over 50 years. He cared about the community, his employees, and the business intensely.  He was an active member of the American Legion Post 116, the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Department, and the Kiwanis Club. 

In 2004, Glyndon Cleaners purchased the routes and laundry service from another fine, local family dry cleaning and laundry business, Lord Baltimore Cleaners, founded in the early 1920s. This led the organization to become known as Glyndon Lord Baltimore Cleaners.

Today, we are celebrating more than a century of service to the Greater Baltimore area. Mike and Janet, along with their amazing team, carry on traditions from the past while introducing the newest industry innovations, always grateful for the trust that generations of Baltimore-area customers have placed in us.