About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an ordinary Sunday morning in Santa Monica when a delivery driver pulled up to the 3rd Street Laundromat. The sun was just peeking over the ocean, and the hum of dryers filled the air. But something unusual caught his eye—a small pile of folded clothes seemed to be moving on its own. Curious, he approached the pile, expecting maybe some mischievous child’s prank. Instead, he found a neighborhood cat, fast asleep among freshly ironed shirts. A regular at the laundromat, the feline had clearly mastered the art of catching free rides on clean laundry piles.
2. A regular was folding clothes one afternoon when he heard it—a faint humming sound like distant bees. Curious, he looked up and noticed that the ceiling fan had begun spinning counterclockwise, something it never did before. Just then, a delivery driver walked in with a box of folded shirts. Seeing the fan spin, he asked, ‘What’s going on here?’ The regular grinned, shrugged, and replied, ‘Who knows? Maybe it likes your shirts.’ They both laughed, and soon enough, the fan returned to its usual clockwise spin.
3. It was a quiet Wednesday night in downtown Los Angeles when a delivery driver pulled up to the 3rd Street Laundromat. The air outside was heavy with the scent of freshly laundered sheets, but something unusual caught his ear—an eerie whispering from inside. Curious, he cracked open the door and peered inside, only to see an old man folding clothes in perfect silence. ‘What’s that noise?’ asked the driver. The man looked up calmly and replied, ‘Oh, that? Just my favorite radio show.’ They both laughed, and the driver left, realizing sometimes the best thing to do is just ignore mysterious whispers.’
4. A delivery driver arrived early one Monday morning and noticed something odd—an old sign taped above the dryer read: ‘Wash your socks today or risk eternal laundry purgatory.’ The delivery driver chuckled and thought it was just another quirky thing about the place. Later that week, a neighbor dropped off an ancient family heirloom—a sock from their great-grandmother—and asked if they could be washed with special care. The next day, everyone in town received a note: 'Your grandmother’s sock has been cleansed and returned to you.' Turns out, the laundromat had become a local legend for its mysterious yet charming way of washing socks!'