Uptown Dry Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar on the Uptown Dry Cleaners’ counter—a small, dusty wooden box wrapped in old newspaper. Curious, he picked it up and found an ancient-looking key inside. He showed it to his supervisor, who shrugged and said, ‘That’s probably just some old stuff from the owner’s grandpa.’ They put it back where they found it, but every time someone went near that counter, they’d catch a whiff of old spice and fresh laundry soap mixed together. Turned out to be the scent of nostalgia—and now everyone jokes that Uptown Dry Cleaners has its very own time machine!’

2. A customer asked the cleaner one day: ‘Why is your sign always listing “Cleaned by aliens” in tiny letters?’ The cleaner just smiled and said: ‘That’s our secret!’ Then a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe that’s why my shirts never come back wrinkled!’ The cleaner winked and replied, ‘Exactly! Now you know why Uptown Dry Cleaners is so popular.’

3. A curious neighbor once wondered aloud: 'Why does that dry cleaner's mannequin always seem to be wearing different outfits every time I pass by?' It turned out that the owner was an avid fashion enthusiast who changed his mannequin’s clothes daily as part of a secret competition with himself—trying on new looks each morning before deciding which ones would impress him most. One day, a delivery driver joked that he’d seen the mannequin in more outfits than he had in months.

4. One afternoon, a little girl pointed excitedly and whispered to her mom, ‘Look, Mommy, why do those clothes hang themselves?’ The mother smiled and gently explained, 'Honey, they don’t hang themselves—they’re just being put away nicely.' The girl thought for a moment then asked curiously, 'So who puts them away?' To which the mother replied with a laugh, 'A nice man named Mr. Jenkins does it every week.'