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Lights, Camera, Spin: A1A Laundromat

Torontoist photographer John Beebe is exploring the city’s most interesting laundromats, one by one by one. Tune back in every other week for another clean, dry, freshly-pressed edition.
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In our quest to document the personalities of our fair city’s laundromats, Torontoist spent an afternoon in A1A Laundromat at Pape and Dingwall. Here, thriving plants, a basket of books and magazines, and big windows welcome customers to this local institution of clean.


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David, owner and manager, waits for customers.
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All photos by John Beebe.

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  • burnstoemerge

    Wow, it’s refreshing to see a kid reading a book like “Why Do Cats Do That?” instead of playing with a PSP/DS/iPod, etc. It gives me hope.

  • ariehsinger

    beautiful intro photo of the coin thinger – made me click through…

  • wilshire

    Why do cats do that? I need to know.

  • ReluctantTorontonian

    Laundromats are irresistible to a lot of photographers; here’s my neighbourhood’s favourite place to get whiter whites:
    http://web.mac.com/renbostelaar/Reluctant_Torontonian/Home/Entries/2008/5/19_Laundromat_.html