Holiday

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Holiday Car Wash closed its doors, a mysterious figure appeared in the empty lot next door. A delivery driver noticed it first, watching as a shadowy silhouette scrubbed something invisible with a bucket of steam. Curious, the delivery driver approached closer and saw that the shadow was actually an old janitor, humming softly to himself. Turns out he’d been cleaning up after hours for decades—just never realized anyone could see him. The next morning, everyone joked about the ‘ghost’ who always left the place spotless.

2. At midnight, after the last customer left, a voice crackled over the loudspeaker: ‘Your car is clean and shining like never before.’ But no one could see who was speaking. One night, an old delivery driver pulled up, grumbling about his dirty van. The voice came on again: 'Your vehicle looks brand new!' Miraculously, his van sparkled so much that even the neighborhood cats stopped arguing and stared in awe. Next morning, everyone asked him how he cleaned it so well—until they saw the huge bottle of window cleaner sitting in his trunk.

3. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the car wash’s parking lot—a strange, old-fashioned hat sitting alone under the sun. He picked it up and brought it inside, only to discover that every day afterward, another curious item would appear: an antique pocket watch, then an ancient map, followed by a vintage postcard. Finally, one day, an old photo album appeared, filled with pictures of the very same car wash from decades ago. The delivery driver showed it around, and soon everyone in town recognized it as their childhood hangout spot. Turns out, the owner had simply moved it to make room for new machinery—leaving behind bits of his past as a prank.

4. At dawn, when the streets of Los Angeles were still quiet, a delivery driver pulled up to the Holiday Car Wash. Something unusual caught his eye: a sign reading ‘Wash Your Dreams Clean’ had mysteriously appeared above the entrance. Curious, he parked and walked inside. The place was empty except for an old man polishing cars with a smile on his face. ‘Welcome,’ said the man cheerfully. ‘Here, your dreams get clean.’ Turned out, it was just a neighborhood tradition—every morning, the owner would welcome anyone who needed a little boost before their day began.