South End Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to South End Laundry with a mysterious package. As he stepped inside, an old timer at the counter whispered something strange about seeing the same box before—years ago. The delivery driver shrugged it off and went upstairs to drop off the package. Later that week, a regular customer asked if anyone had seen his favorite pair of jeans. The owner shook his head, but then found them folded neatly in the exact same spot where the mystery box had been left. Turns out, it was just another load of laundry gone missing in action.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to South End Laundry with a strange humming sound coming from inside. The regulars claimed it sounded like someone was ironing money. As he approached the door, the hum grew louder—like an old washing machine on spin cycle. Curious, a regular peeked out and saw nothing but dark shadows. Suddenly, a pile of freshly pressed dollar bills fell onto the sidewalk, startling everyone. Turns out, it was just an overzealous dryer trying to impress its owner.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to South End Laundry with a mysterious package marked ‘dry cleaning only.’ As he left, he noticed something odd on the parking lot: an old coin slot machine, its glass door ajar and dusty.} Curious, the delivery driver approached the machine. To his surprise, it accepted his quarters without a peep, dispensing a small envelope filled with lint and an ancient postcard reading: 'Wash well, fold neatly.' From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the place, they’d say, 'Oh, that’s just South End Laundry—where your clothes come back cleaner than when you dropped them off… or not at all!'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to South End Laundry with a strange package wrapped in brown paper. As he approached the counter, an old lady behind the cash register whispered into her radio: ‘Another one bites the dust… but it’s not what you think!’ Curious, the delivery driver peeked inside and found only a wet shirt and pair of socks. The old lady giggled, ‘Just another load of laundry!’