A Little Laundry History There was a time when self-service laundromats were as common as coffee shops: every neighbourhood had at least one. After the very first self-service laundromat was introduced in America in the 1930s, their popularity exploded around the country, and then the world. It’s fitting this new business venture came about during … More Return of the Laundromat: The Increasing Popularity of Self-Service Laundry