Trujillo's Laundromat

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a regular was folding clothes in Trujillo’s Laundromat, he heard an unusual humming sound coming from one of the dryers. Curious, he looked inside and found no machine, just a small hole in the wall leading to… somewhere beyond? As he peered through the hole, he saw another laundromat across the street, with its machines running exactly like ours—except theirs were twice as fast! Turns out, it was just a cleverly hidden shortcut between two competing businesses. A regular later joked that maybe now our dryers could finally catch up.

2. One afternoon, while a delivery driver was sorting packages in Trujillo’s Laundromat, he overheard two neighbors arguing about whose turn it was to do the community garden. ‘You always get to water your plants first!’ one shouted. The driver smiled, thinking it was just another typical neighborhood dispute until he noticed something odd—every time they argued, their laundry started tumbling on its own. Finally, curious as to why this kept happening, the delivery driver decided to stay and observe. To his amusement, whenever the neighbors’ voices rose loudest, the clothes would spin faster, creating an unintended but hilarious dance of white shirts and colored socks. From then on, Trujillo’s Laundromat became known not only for its efficient washing machines but also for its weekly impromptu neighborhood sing-alongs.

3. While a neighbor was drying her clothes one evening, she noticed something odd on the wall of Trujillo’s Laundromat—an old calendar with photos of people who had supposedly visited the laundromat decades ago. Curious, she peered closer and saw herself smiling back at her from an image taken years earlier. Turns out, someone had accidentally swapped their photo with hers when dropping off laundry! A neighbor chuckled, ‘Guess you’ll always be Trujillo’s regular customer now.’

4. At Trujillo’s Laundromat, a sign above the dryer read, ‘If your clothes could talk, they’d thank us!’ But every Tuesday night, customers swore they heard whispers coming from the machines. One Tuesday evening, an old lady came in and asked if she could use the phone. The manager said no problem, but warned her about the strange sounds. She nodded and started drying her clothes. Suddenly, everyone heard clear laughter from one machine—just as it finished. When the lady opened it, there was nothing inside but a wrinkled handkerchief. Everyone agreed that maybe the clothes were just happy to be clean after all.