Ski Glow Cafe and Laundry is an unusual name and combination of businesses, gay or straight. It advertised "Good Food & Prices 24 hours", saying "Do your wash while you have lunch".

The following history of the Ski Glow was contributed by the owner, Conni Bielinski, in December 2005:

"The 3 buildings (cafe, laundry, and flat in the back) were purchased for $10,000 in 1972. The restaurant was not operating at that time, although it had been one for several years. Originally the restaurant building was a shoe store on Washington and moved to it's current location, I believe sometime in the 40's.

"In 1972 the restaurant was open from 6am to 9pm. Coffee was a dime, donuts 15 cents, plus a penny for tax (it was 4% back then). In 1975 we opened it 24-7. Our clientele at the time was mostly truck drivers and factory workers in the area. The flat in back was rented to Helen Joslin who worked nights for the George Webb on 1st & Mitchell. She had a spat with her boss, we needed a waitress for the night shift. She came to work for us, and she had quite a following. So this was about the time the place became known as "gay friendly".

"Helen called the customer's her "boys". The bar next door was called The TeePee. We put the laundromat in the building next door that same year. We leased it out to a man named Dave for a short time, that's him in the picture (under the menu board). My husband at the time and myself are the ones in the back of the group picture, he passed away in 1992.

All the buildings were sold (late in 1985 or early in 1986) and it then became Walkers Point. The laundry was removed and I think they sold antiques there for awhile. Helen retired and moved to Oklahoma City, and I believe she's still there. I moved to Chicago area and have a sign business."

This business closed about March 1986 and reopened as Walker's Point Cafe.