02 OUR HISTORY

Division Laundry opened for business in 1939. The founder, Peter G. Garcia, started in a modest 1200 square foot building located inside Fort Sam Houston, laundering uniforms and sewing on stripes for troops from the 2nd Infantry Division. In a few short years, he outgrew his location and rented a building just outside Fort Sam on North New Braunfels Avenue, until he finished building a new facility across the street at 1919 North New Braunfels Ave. He named it Division Tailors & Cleaners. In 1952, Peter G. married Cecilia Robles, who had worked her way up from a garment checker to bookkeeper. In 1964, Peter constructed a new facility designed by the National Institute of Laundering and the National Dry Cleaning Institute, the first of its kind in the Southwest United States. In 1971, Division began a transition from a military uniform processor to a laundry linen processor. This required an investment in new equipment and retraining a very loyal workforce. During the growth of the business Peter passed the reigns as President to Cecilia in 1992. For the next thirty years Division grew adding many new customers while expanding the business.