About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, as a regular was folding his clothes in Platte Ave Coin Laundry, he noticed something odd: quarters were disappearing from his change pile faster than they should. "Where are all my coins going?" he asked aloud. Just then, an old lady approached and said, ‘Honey, those quarters are just dancing away to heavenly laundromat in the sky!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just another quirky Platte Ave tradition.
2. A delivery driver pulled up to Platte Ave Coin Laundry one morning, carrying a crate of fresh detergent. As he bent down to unload it, something odd caught his eye—a coin slot that hadn’t been there before. He straightened up with a puzzled expression and peered closer. To his amusement, the new slot was stuck with a penny from 1987. A regular passing by chuckled, ‘Must be someone’s idea of a joke.’ The delivery driver shrugged, paid for a load of laundry with the coin, and walked away whistling. Since then, Platte Ave Coin Laundry has become known for its mysterious penny-laundering machine.
3. One day, while sorting through his coins at Platte Ave Coin Laundry, a regular noticed something strange—why did quarters keep disappearing from his pocket? It turned out that an enterprising delivery driver had installed a small coin vacuum in the laundry room. He used it discreetly, making extra cash on the side without anyone noticing. Eventually, though, word got around, and customers started teasing the regular about his ‘disappearing quarters.’ The laundromat owner laughed it off, saying, ‘Better luck next time!’
4. One afternoon, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes from his truck near Platte Ave Coin Laundry, he noticed something odd on the pavement—a small metal box with an old-fashioned keyhole. Curious, he picked it up and tried the key from his own truck—surprisingly, it fit perfectly. Inside was just an old coin collection. The delivery driver smiled, thinking how fate sometimes plays tricks. That night, over coffee with a neighbor, they agreed that Platte Ave Coin Laundry must be haunted by a mischievous coin collector.