Lucy's Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Lucy’s Laundry closed its doors, customers noticed something peculiar. A little girl, no older than five, would appear out of thin air, folding clothes with remarkable speed and precision. She never spoke but her smile lit up the whole place. One day, an exhausted auntsie from the laundromat next door popped in for some last-minute washing. To her surprise, she found everything already folded and stacked neatly. When she asked the little girl who didn’t respond, she just smiled and said, ‘Thanks, sweetheart!’ Only then did everyone realize that Lucy’s Laundry had been doing their laundry for free all along.’

2. One day, while folding laundry in Lucy's Laundry, an employee overheard a regular muttering under his breath: 'I swear, my socks disappear here!' Smiling to herself, the employee whispered back, ‘Don’t worry, your socks are just taking a little detour to meet all their friends!’ The next week, a delivery driver dropped off a bag filled with every missing sock from the neighborhood.

3. Late one afternoon, as a delivery driver approached Lucy’s Laundry, he heard a faint humming coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw no one—yet the sound grew louder, almost like an old washing machine gone haywire. Finally, the driver noticed a tiny light blinking on an old radio in the corner. Turning it on, he heard Lucy herself singing along to her favorite tune. ‘Whoops!’ she exclaimed when she saw him, “I thought I was alone doing my laundry dance!’

4. Late one morning, as a neighbor watered her garden near Lucy’s Laundry, she swore she saw someone emerge from the building's shadows—only to vanish before anyone else could notice. Curious, the neighbor told Lucy's employee that afternoon, and learned it was just a delivery driver with an especially sneaky way of entering through the back door. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee, and the legend grew even more colorful—now complete with a mischievous delivery man named ‘Shadow Steve.’