Mr. Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Mr. Wash was quiet and empty, a delivery driver noticed something strange. The smell of fresh-baked bread wafted through the air, growing stronger with each pass under the brushes. Curious, he followed the scent until it led him past the last bay. There, in the dim light, stood an old oven spewing out warm, golden loaves. A voice called from inside: ‘Next please!’ Turns out, Mr. Wash had a secret neighbor—a baker who delivered freshly baked bread every evening.’

2. At night, when Mr. Wash was dark and deserted, an odd message began playing over the intercom: ‘Your car is cleanest when you’re not watching.’ Employees shrugged it off as just another prank until one morning they found a perfect circle of soap suds on the parking lot. Soon enough, employees started leaving little notes in cars: ‘Wash your own next time!’ One day, a delivery driver even left a box of soap suds with a note saying, “Mr. Wash says hi!” The whole thing became a friendly joke among neighbors, who now tease each other about whose turn it is to do the washing.

3. Late one Saturday afternoon, while Mr. Wash was busy with its usual customers, a delivery driver pulled up curiously. ‘Why is everyone rushing to get their cars cleaned today?’ he wondered aloud. Just then, an old neighbor walked in, wiping his hands on a towel. 'Same old routine,' he chuckled. 'Every time I see someone getting their car washed here, mine looks dirtier than ever!' With that, he turned and left, muttering something about needing to visit Mr. Wash himself.'

4. Late one Saturday afternoon, while Mr. Wash was busy with its usual customers, a strange shadow seemed to appear out of nowhere in the corner of the building. Curious, one of the workers peered around the corner and saw nothing but an old umbrella half-hidden behind some cleaning supplies. Turns out, it had blown off a neighboring roof during that day’s storm. The workers laughed it off, shook their heads, and went back to work—leaving the mysterious ‘ghost’ of Mr. Wash to haunt only their stories from then on.