The Cleanery

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At The Cleanery laundromat, a regular muttered under his breath one morning: ‘I swear I saw that shirt move.’ Suddenly, an older gentleman leaning on the counter chuckled and said, ‘Sonny, those shirts ain’t moving—you’re just getting paranoid from staying up too late watching old westerns.’ A delivery driver overheard him and laughed out loud, remarking, ‘That’s why you should never do laundry after midnight in The Cleanery!’

2. At dawn, when most people were still asleep, an early riser noticed something odd outside The Cleanery. A delivery driver kept leaving his truck’s engine running for hours on end, as if waiting for someone who never arrived. Finally, a curious neighbor approached and asked what he was doing. Turns out, he’d forgotten his lunch in the truck and was waiting for it to cool down before eating. The whole neighborhood ended up laughing over breakfast that morning—except maybe the poor guy who had to wait so long.

3. At midnight, when only the moon watched over the quiet street, a delivery driver pulled up to The Cleanery and popped open the van door. Out spilled a strange, sweet scent that lingered in the air like someone had left a batch of cookies baking overnight. Inside, an old man with a toothy grin emerged from the shadows, wiping his hands on a greasy apron. ‘Another day, another load,’ he muttered, then paused and sniffed the air. ‘Hmm, must be my secret cookie recipe!’ A neighbor passing by chuckled and shook her head, knowing full well it was just the cleaning detergent they used for special occasions.

4. At The Cleanery laundromat, a sign above the entrance read: ‘Wash your clothes here—dry them with good karma.’ No one took much notice until someone started feeling warmer after every spin cycle. One day, an elderly neighbor dropped off her sheets and asked if they could be extra fluffy. When she picked up her laundry, she felt so light-hearted that she skipped down the street. Word spread quickly, and soon everyone was asking for their clothes to be ‘Cleanery-fied’. Even the delivery driver remarked on how cheerful he felt after dropping off a load. It turned out that The Cleanery wasn’t just cleaning clothes—it was washing away the blues.