Here, solidly real, were the archway, the first and the second courtyard, grouped gables and irregular roof ridges, the belfry tower and its gilded vane; men washing a carriage, a horse drinking at the fountain trough, a dog lying on a sunlit patch of cobble-stones and lazily snapping at flies; a glimpse, through iron scroll work, of terrace balustrades, yellow gravel, and lemon-trees in tubs; the oak doors of Laundries, drying-rooms, and so forth.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
The rest of the town was rising on its own weight: bars, rooming houses, Laundries, and diners-establishments which thrived only because there were men here to patronize them.
"Warlord of Kor"
Terry Gene Carr
We establish community Laundries, community kitchens, community nurseries, and invite our women to help in these activities, and to learn there, under expert guidance, the advantages of domestic co-operation.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair