Launderama

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unseasonably warm February morning when Launderama’s dryer section started humming a little too cheerfully. A delivery driver noticed first, pulling up in his truck outside the laundromat. The delivery driver peered inside and saw nothing out of place—just a dozen shirts happily tumbling around. He shrugged it off as a malfunction and drove away. Later that day, a regular customer commented on how quiet the dryers usually were. By evening, every resident within earshot had stopped by for a peek, and someone suggested turning off the power altogether. The next morning, Launderama buzzed back to life with its usual efficiency—and everyone agreed it never sounded better.

2. At closing time one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd—a small dog had wandered into Launderama's lobby and was sniffing curiously around the coin return slot. The delivery driver picked up the little fellow gently and tried to coax him out of the machine. To everyone’s surprise, the dog suddenly perked up, wagged his tail, and started happily spinning the coin slot with his paw! It took several minutes before someone realized it was collecting quarters—obviously a clever trickster who’d found a new way to earn treats. The next day, Launderama proudly posted on their social media: ‘Our newest employee, Mr. Coin-Slotter, officially starts today!’

3. A little girl walked into Launderama, clutching her favorite teddy bear. As she approached the coin-operated dryers, one of them began playing a snippet from her favorite nursery rhyme. Nobody else seemed to notice. Finally, her mom came in and asked why she was standing there smiling. The little girl replied, ‘Mom, look!’ pointing at the dryer that was now singing ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.’ Mom just shook her head and said, ‘Honey, it’s probably just a regular doing his shift at Launderama tonight.’

4. Have you heard about the time Launderama’s machines started whispering customers’ names? One day, a regular asked aloud, ‘Is that my shirt they’re drying?’ Suddenly, another voice piped up from a different machine: 'And your pants, sir!' A delivery driver laughed and shook his head, muttering, 'Must be those new energy-efficient dryers.' The next morning, everyone in town had a good laugh—and their clothes were perfectly clean.