print email comment close Laundromat Facts URL: http://www.austinchronicle.com/mrpants/laundry.html Description: Small collection of trivia about the self-service laundry, which was originally know as a "washateria." Topics include the Laundromat trademark registered by Westinghouse Electric, the first unattended, 24-hour self-service laundromat (1949 in Austin, Texas), early references to the word "laundry," and more. From the column Mr. Smarty Pants Knows of the Austin Chronicle. Author: Steinberg, R.U. Publisher: Smarty Pants Productions Extra Keywords R.U. Steinberg coin-op LII Database Information: Record 23607 created by Jennifer English on 04/07/2007 Last modification on 04/11/2007 Published: 04/11/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23607