Brock's Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while folding clothes in Brock’s Laundry, an employee noticed something odd—a faint scent of freshly baked cookies wafted through the air. At first, it seemed like a pleasant distraction until the aroma grew stronger every afternoon around three o’clock. Finally, one day, an old lady appeared with a basket full of socks and underwear. She whispered that she’d been leaving cookies for the laundromat’s spirit since her grandson used to come here years ago. The scent was just her way of saying thank you. Everyone laughed, realizing that maybe some things are best left unexplained—like why your favorite shirt always comes out clean and soft.

2. At dawn, when most laundromats are quiet, a delivery driver arriving early for a load of linens heard an eerie humming coming from inside Brock’s Laundry. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a pile of freshly folded towels dancing gently on their own. As he watched in amazement, one towel even twirled around another like a dancer, causing him to laugh out loud. Suddenly, the whole stack stopped moving, and a voice said softly, ‘Morning!’ Turning around, he found only an empty room—and a note on the counter reading: “Brock’s Laundry: where your clothes come alive while you sleep.” The delivery driver shrugged, shook his head, and left—never mentioning it again, except maybe once or twice to a neighbor over coffee.

3. One night, after closing up Brock’s Laundry, the manager locked the door and turned off the lights. On his way home, he swore he saw someone moving inside one of the dryer compartments. Curious but cautious, he never mentioned it until weeks later—when another customer found an old, dusty teddy bear stuck in the same spot. Finally, a delivery driver joked that maybe the dryers were time machines, trapping forgotten toys from decades ago. The manager laughed it off until his wife suggested they should clean out those dryers more often. Since then, everyone jokes that Brock’s Laundry is where lost childhood memories go to sleep.

4. At midnight, when only the hum of dryers broke the silence, a voice crackled over Brock’s Laundry intercom: ‘All customers, please bring your socks in pairs tomorrow or risk being charged extra!’ Next morning, a delivery driver arrived with an apologetic smile and a bag full of mismatched socks. A regular customer joked, 'Guess they found out the hard way!' The owner chuckled, shaking his head: 'Better luck next time, folks—no extra charges today.'