Rapids Suds-n'-Dry

The Rapids Suds-n'-Dry is a laundromat located not far from a Sunoco gas station on the northeast side of Big Rapids, MI. It is of some minor relevance to Dozerfleet history.

Dozerfleet real world history
The Dozerfleet founder visited this location a tiny handful of times, mostly related to his friend Kat Gerke - who used to work at this laundromat. This was enough to make the place a source of inspiration for inclusion in a remake of Blood Over Water, as well as a location in Sorbet.

In 2020, it became a location in The Sims 4: Oughties Big Rapids Living Stuff also. The most difficult part to adapt, however, was the roof.

Literature / Comics
This becomes one of several locations that Hadley visits as she tries to defeat the zombies and break the time loop. Later, several characters in Blood Over Water do laundry here. Volkonir has visited this part of Big Rapids too; though his doing so never became a major plot-relevant event. The Trapezoid Kids once held a concert in Big Rapids, and got to visit this laundromat. While the Flippo triplets were never at the Rapids Suds-n'-Dry, Erin did gas up their car at the nearby Sunoco.

Video games
For the aforementioned reasons, the Rapids Suds-n'-Dry was made a playable lot in The Sims 4 via The Sims 4: Oughties Big Rapids Living Stuff in 2020. It features almost as many washers and dryers as the real building, as well as some superficial details attempting as much as possible to make the file recognizable (if not identical) to its real life counterpart.

One challenge for development was that fact that this building had to be made as an independent lot. The real building, TrailSide Crossings, features the Suds-n'-Dry as just a storefront leasing space, with Catholic Charities in the suite immediately adjacent to it. Other shops include Farm Bureau Insurance, Lincare, and iFix Tronix. These all had to be omitted from the OBRL build.