About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, a regular would arrive with his bulging laundry bag and settle into his usual spot. One evening, as he sorted clothes in front of the dryer, an unfamiliar voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—your shirts are talking back.’ Curious glances turned towards the dryers, but nothing moved. The man shrugged and continued folding. Suddenly, one shirt on the rack next to him twitched slightly. He laughed it off until another shirt whispered, ‘Hey, pal, I think you dropped something.’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it had been just another late-night prank. The regular smiled, shook his head, and muttered, ‘Next time I’ll bring my own shirts.’
2. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the laundry basket: an old coin collection wrapped in a dusty cloth. No one claimed it, so he left it there for the next customer. A few days later, an elderly neighbor came in and asked if anyone had found an unusual coin collection. The manager smiled and said, ‘Actually, ma’am, your grandchildren must’ve forgotten it here.’ She laughed heartily and replied, ‘No, sonny, those coins are mine—from my college days!’ Turns out, she’d dropped them off years ago when her kids were little.
3. In the early hours of dawn, a sleepy delivery driver pulled up outside University Laundromat. As he opened the back door, a small furry creature scurried out, its paws leaving damp prints on the concrete. Curious, the driver followed it inside—only to discover rows of washing machines humming softly, but none of them were running. Inside, everything was eerily quiet except for the soft hum of empty machines. The driver looked around, then noticed an old man folding clothes in the corner. ‘Did you see that?’ whispered the driver. The man glanced up, smiled and said calmly, ‘Oh yes, he comes every night. Just our little midnight janitor.’
4. At midnight, a neighbor walked past the laundromat, hearing soft laughter from inside. Curious, she peered through the window and saw nothing but empty machines. Suddenly, one of the dryers started spinning wildly, ejecting socks and underwear everywhere like some mischievous prankster. The neighbor burst out laughing, realizing it was just an overactive dryer having its own late-night party.