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GA Cleaners, also known as Georgia Avenue Cleaners and commonly referred to as Q Street Cleaners, located at the corner of 14th and Q Streets NW, will close for good this Saturday.

Signs in the store’s windows state that the dry cleaner has been in operation for over 30 years. The business was a popular one in the neighborhood, offering flat-rate, low cost dry cleaning on an up-front, cash-only basis. But the Logan Circle area has changed dramatically over the last 10 years, now populated largely by high income condo dwellers who can afford to pay more.

The last day of business for the cleaner will be Saturday, June 13. Customers who are not able to pick up their clothing by that evening should check back at the store after Saturday, where subsequent instructions on how to retrieve garments at another nearby cleaner will be posted. GA is calling its customers today to let them know what’s happening.

A clerk at GA Cleaners was reluctant to speak with a reporter, stating only that she had worked there for three years and hadn’t been told anything about why the business was closing. She declined to give the name of the store’s owner.

GA Cleaners/Q Street Cleaners is located at 1601 14th Street NW. (202) 462-9556.