Altgeld Gardens Laundry Building

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the dimly lit Altgeld Gardens Laundry Building, a regular noticed something peculiar one day. As he folded clothes, his little daughter kept pointing and whispering, ‘Daddy, look! The washing machines are dancing!’ Curious, the father looked over and saw nothing but ordinary washing machines humming quietly. Suddenly, an old delivery driver passing by chuckled and said, 'Ah, those machines always seem to dance when no one's watching!' And with that, everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just another quirky tale from Altgeld Gardens.

2. In the Altgeld Gardens Laundry Building, a delivery driver once asked aloud: ‘Who’s been stealing my lunch sandwiches?’ Suddenly, an old lady with a basket of clothes appeared and said, 'Why, it’s me, dear! I thought your sandwiches were delicious!' The delivery driver smiled, realizing that his meals had found a new home in someone else’s dinner.

3. In the Altgeld Gardens Laundry Building, an old lady exclaimed one day: 'I just saw someone putting quarters in the machines—without any clothes!' A delivery driver overheard her and asked if he could help. Turns out, a neighbor had accidentally left his change in the machine, and everyone had a good laugh when they realized it.

4. At midnight, when the laundromat closed its doors, a mysterious voice over the intercom announced, "All your whites are talking to each other tonight." No one believed it until they heard their socks whispering in the dryer. Next morning, everyone found their clothes neatly folded and arranged by color—even the underwear was sorted perfectly. A delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe I should bring my bills here too!’ But no one dared test that theory again after hearing the shirts humming together during the spin cycle.