Coin Laundry

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, as a regular was folding clothes in Coin Laundry, he heard someone whisper: ‘Put your quarters here.’ Curious, he looked down and saw a tiny handprint on the coin slot. Smiling, the man carefully placed his quarters where the print showed. Suddenly, another quarter popped out from inside—obviously stuck there for years. The regular laughed, realizing it must’ve been an old delivery driver’s lost change. From then on, whenever anyone found extra coins, they’d leave them in that spot with a smile.

2. Late one night, while a delivery driver fed quarters into the Coin Laundry's tumbling drums, he swore he felt something brush against his leg. Curious, he stopped mid-flip and peered down, only to see an old sock whisper past his ankle. Startled, he jumped back, but then burst out laughing—only to realize everyone in line was staring at him oddly.

3. One morning, while loading coins into Coin Laundry’s coin slot, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the sign above him: ‘Your lucky day! Get an extra minute of wash for every quarter.’ The driver thought it was too good to be true, so he fed another quarter. Sure enough, his clothes got an extra sixty seconds in the rinse cycle. Word spread quickly around town, and soon everyone was rushing to Coin Laundry with their quarters. A regular customer quipped, 'Maybe they should rename it “Lucky Laundry”!' And from that day on, whenever someone asked why there were always long lines outside Coin Laundry, people would smile and say, “Because you get an extra minute!”

4. One day, while feeding quarters into Coin Laundry’s coin slot, a delivery driver saw an old note taped inside: ‘Wash your troubles away—leave them here!’ The note turned out to be from a regular who always left his socks behind. The next week, someone found a folded-up handkerchief with ‘Dry clean your worries!’ scribbled on it. Soon enough, Coin Laundry became known for its collection of anonymous uplifting messages, leaving everyone feeling lighter after their laundry.