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Wells Laundromat
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Post# 852050   11/16/2015 at 17:43 (3,082 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)        

Hello everybody. I remember when I went to Wells Laundry with my mom in the 90's. When we walked in, we could smell the pleasant, warm, fresh, damp air. They had a lot of Dexter washers and dryers. There were also Maytag top loaders there as well. I would watch all the washers and dryers in action. I actually thought the dryers were ironing clothes as they were drying them. The washer sounded like a water fight was going on inside during the wash and rinse cycles. When it was draining, it sounded like somebody was frying something. And during the spin, it sounded like a blender. The dryers sounded like microwaves running. I actually thought the clothes must have been having a dance party in the washers and dryers. What are your memories of going to any Laundromat?




Post# 852059 , Reply# 1   11/16/2015 at 18:28 (3,082 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)        

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Well Jerome, I havnt been in one since the mid 70's because it was full of yacky women in curlers that let their kids run everywhere. But there were many of them in the city I grew up in. Maytag Highlander Centers, Norge Villages and independents with Speed Queen's and others with Dexter and Cissal gas dryers. We also had Snow White Westinghouse laundries where a nice lady in white did your wash, folded it and you would pick it up. Self-serve was 20-25 cents to wash and 10 cents for 20 minutes of drying. I miss the ones with the self-service dry cleaning. I have no need to ever go to one now as anything I need to wash fits fine in my Maytag.

Post# 852205 , Reply# 2   11/17/2015 at 09:45 (3,081 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)        
windstorm

The dryers also sound like a windstorm.

Post# 852699 , Reply# 3   11/19/2015 at 18:57 (3,079 days old) by Huebschman (Quebec, CA)        
What are your memories of going to any Laundromat?

... a pain for me. Not having a car back then... going by bike/foot/bus was a pain in the a**. Once I got a car it was nice. It's the waiting that killed me. Best advantage... could wash/dry/fold 5 loads in less than 1 and 1/2 hour.


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