Supreme Linen and Laundry (Supreme Linen Supply Co.)

Identifier: DBB-BUS-00004
Name: Supreme Linen and Laundry
Name Variations: Supreme Linen Supply Co.
Type: Business
Activity: laundry
Year Established: 1929
Description: Located at 700 East Alexandrine Street, Supreme Linen was founded by Fred and Callie Allen in 1929. The Allens were originally from Mississippi and migrated to Detroit in 1924. The establishment supplied tablecloths, napkins, uniforms, and aprons to Black-owned businesses in the city and also housed a commercial laundry. Fred Allen was deeply involved with the Booker T. Washington Trade Association and served as vice president of both the Detroit branch of the NAACP and the National Negro Business League.
Location: 700 E Alexandrine Ave; 5247 Hastings St
Affiliates: Allen, Callie
Role: Owner and/or Operator

Allen, Fred A.
Role: Owner and/or Operator
Book Pages: This business or an affiliated person appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): xvi, 1, 2, 8, 9, 50, 157.
Documentation: Freedom Enterprise, xvi (Supreme Linen and Laundry); 1933-12-23 Detroit Tribune, 6 (Supreme Linen Supply Co.); 1935 BTWTA Directory, 16 and back cover (Supreme Linen Supply Co.); 1938 Bethesda and Thomas Memorial Hospital Pamphlet, 30 (Supreme Linen & Laundry); 1940-03-02 Michigan Chronicle, 5 (Supreme Linen and Laundry)
Title: Supreme Linen and Laundry (Supreme Linen Supply Co.)

Detroit Black Business