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Boise, Idaho: Maytag Washer Woman

The Maytag Washer Woman, a nostalgic Boise landmark recently restored, gently scrubs atop a sign for a restaurant.

Address:
1504 S. Vista Ave., Boise, ID
Directions:
Cucina de Paolo. On the east side of Vista Ave. just south of Bank Drive.
Hours:
Lit at night. (Call to verify)
Phone:
208-345-7150
Admission:
Free
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New business, 2025.

Maytag Washer Woman

The restaurant is now Americana NY Style Pizza.

[michy, 08/09/2025]

The washer woman has undergone another transformation. They've removed the suds and soap bubbles -- not appealing as pizza toppings.

Wash woman.

Maytag Washer Woman

Still going strong, she is dressed in spring attire with roses around her tub. Very cute!

[Nona Fisher, 05/20/2021]

Not lit on this particular night.

Maytag Washer Woman

The Washer Woman was not lit when I was there on June 13, 2019.

[Jason Linemann, 06/13/2019]

Maytag Washer Woman

The Maytag Washer Woman changes decor often. She was Minnie Mouse for Valentine's Day!

[Adventures Of Cluckleberry Hen, 02/18/2019]

Washer Woman.

Maytag Washer Woman

Originally a laundromat, the washer woman scrubs away over the restaurant that dresses her to match the current holiday. When the laundromat closed down and the new owners were going to take her down, the residents rallied to save this historic landmark.

[Joe Teeples, 10/10/2017]

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