Southpark Suds

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Southpark Suds, he swore he heard someone singing along with the washing machines. The sound was so clear and joyful it seemed impossible no one else could hear it. Curious, the driver tiptoed inside. In the dim light, he saw an old man humming cheerfully while folding clothes. ‘That’s strange,’ thought the driver. But then he realized: everyone in town knew Mr. Jenkins always found his happiest when nobody was watching.’

2. Late one night, a neighborhood dog began howling whenever someone walked into Southpark Suds. Finally, an old neighbor confessed she’d been training her new puppy to recognize the smell of detergent as a signal to ‘go home.’ The dog stopped howling when it realized Southpark Suds meant dinner and bedtime.

3. Late one night, an old lady parked her car outside Southpark Suds and heard a voice over the loudspeaker: ‘Your socks are calling you inside.’ Curious, she walked in, and sure enough—all the socks were lined up on the counter, waving their little cotton toes at her. A delivery driver laughed and said, 'They’re just socks, ma’am.' She smiled and left, shaking her head, but ever since then, people say that if you leave your socks here overnight, they’ll be waiting for you in the morning.'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Southpark Suds and noticed something odd on the sign above the entrance: ‘Wash your clothes here—we guarantee they’ll come out cleaner than your dreams!’ As he entered, a friendly neighborhood laundromat owner greeted him with a smile: 'Welcome! Our special detergent is guaranteed to make even your dirtiest socks look like they just came from heaven!' The next morning, when the delivery driver picked up his truck, he found it sparkling clean inside—and so were his clothes. Word quickly spread around town that Southpark Suds could wash away more than just stains.