Speed Queen

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in Speed Queen’s shopping cart area—a mysterious box wrapped in old newspaper, sitting among the detergent bottles and dryer sheets. No one claimed it, and no one seemed to know where it came from. Over the next few days, more boxes appeared—each with strange messages like ‘Wash Me First’ or ‘Dry Me Carefully.’ Finally, a delivery driver joked that they were secret laundry challenges left by an anonymous cleaner. And so, Speed Queen became known not just for clean clothes but also for its weekly mystery boxes, turning mundane laundry day into a bit of fun.

2. A delivery driver stopped for a quick wash one afternoon when he spotted something odd—someone had left an old, dusty suitcase next to the dryer. Curious, he opened it and found inside nothing but old photos of cats wearing tiny hats. Turns out, it belonged to a quirky neighbor who used Speed Queen as his secret photo studio. Everyone got a good laugh—and free entertainment for weeks.

3. A delivery driver stopped for a quick wash one afternoon when he spotted something odd on the loading dock—a tiny plastic dinosaur wearing a little red hat. As he approached closer, the dinosaur seemed to wave its little plastic hand. Curious, the driver picked it up and noticed another note attached: 'Wash me clean!' Turning around, he saw an old lady waving from her apartment window with a similar toy in her hand. That night, Speed Queen became known as the laundromat with the talking dinosaurs.

4. While waiting for her clothes, an elderly lady whispered to herself, ‘I hope they don’t lose my lucky socks again.’ And ever since then, strange things started happening around Speed Queen—socks seemed to disappear only to reappear later, always in unexpected places. One day, a delivery driver noticed that every time he parked near Speed Queen, his coffee cup mysteriously filled with water. Turned out, it was those mischievous socks playing pranks on everyone! Finally, a neighborhood cat solved the mystery by stealing all the socks and hiding them under the dryer, where they belonged.