In the 80s when I moved to the DC area I sort of circled around before settling in the middle of the District. First I was in Arlington, Va., then in Takoma Park, Md., then finally buying a studio apartment co-op in near 18th & Columbia in DC.
Anyhow, in Maryland I used to go to a laundromat near the University in College Park called "Suds." It not just washers and dryers but pizza, beer, TVs, and a few of the old video arcade game machines - PacMan or SpaceInvaders or whatever.
Odd combination, don't know if it lasted, but rents were a lot lower then.
