Laundromat

A self-service laundry or coin laundry is a facility where clothes and some household textiles are washed and dried by the customer. They are known in the United Kingdom as launderettes or laundrettes, and in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as laundromats. In Texas and other parts of the south central United States, the term washateria is still used by some older speakers.

The first laundromat opened on April 18, 1934, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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