On a busy avenue stretching from the airport to downtown, Betty the Washerwoman is always doing chores. Her animatronic post-World War II body repetitively washes clothes day in and day out, high above the passing cars near the intersection of Vista Avenue and Overland Road.
She was built in the late 1950s for the “Econo-Wash/Maytag Laundry,” though she’s taken a few absences over the years for repairs. Now, the Historic Preservation Commission is hoping she’ll be there forever.
The Boise City Council was set on Tuesday to schedule a public hearing in January on whether Betty should be a local landmark…