Mirror Plaza Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was folding clothes in Mirror Plaza Laundry, he muttered under his breath, ‘I swear I saw that shirt wink at me.’ Suddenly, another customer—a delivery driver—joked, ‘Maybe it’s just your imagination playing tricks on you.’ They both laughed, and soon enough, someone else mentioned they thought they heard the ironing board humming along to an old tune. The regular shook his head with a smile, realizing maybe it wasn’t so boring after all.

2. A neighborhood delivery driver pulled up to Mirror Plaza Laundry one morning, puzzled by the long line of customers staring into the air. Curious, he joined them and saw nothing but empty space above the dryer area. Finally, a brave soul from the crowd reached up and flipped the dryers’ switch. The machines rumbled back to life with a familiar hum, and everyone burst out laughing. Turns out, someone had accidentally turned off the power to the entire laundry room. A regular commented, ‘Guess we’ll all be wearing our wrinkles today!’

3. One day, an old lady entered Mirror Plaza Laundry and asked the attendant to check her bag. As she waited, a strange voice came over the intercom: ‘Your socks are calling you back.’ The attendant looked puzzled but shrugged it off. Moments later, another voice said, 'They missed a spot on your undershirt!' A delivery driver passing by laughed so hard he almost dropped his package. The old lady smiled knowingly as she left, muttering something about how sometimes machines just need a good talking-to.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Mirror Plaza Laundry, startled by the eerie humming sound coming from inside. Curious, he cracked open the door—only to see an old lady folding clothes in front of a mirror, humming softly. ‘Oh, hello!’ she said brightly, not even turning around. ‘You must be new here.’ The delivery driver blinked. ‘New? No, I’m definitely not,’ he replied. She just smiled and continued her work, never once acknowledging him again. To this day, locals say that if you ever hear strange noises there, it’s probably just the friendly ghost of Mrs. Jenkins, who used to run the place.