Kean's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on Kean’s loading dock—a small wooden box wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine. Curious, he picked it up, but before he could open it, the manager appeared and quickly snatched it away, muttering something about ‘company policy.’ Later that week, another delivery guy found an identical package. Smiling mischievously, he opened it to discover… nothing but old newspapers. Turned out, someone was playing a prank on everyone, leaving empty boxes around town. The whole neighborhood started checking their mailboxes every day, waiting for the next surprise—until finally, one morning they found a note from Kean’s: ‘Dear neighbors, please stop sending us empty packages!’

2. One day, while picking up shirts at Kean's, a regular found an old-fashioned pocket watch nestled among his clothes. It didn't belong to him or anyone he knew—it just appeared out of nowhere. A few days later, another customer received a strange package—an antique tea set that wasn’t theirs. Turns out, Kean’s had become a kind of mysterious delivery hub for lost items. Eventually, someone joked that maybe they should start a side business: ‘Kean’s Lost and Found Cleaners.’ And thus, the town got its newest—and most peculiar—dry cleaner legend.

3. A curious neighbor passing by Kean’s one afternoon saw something peculiar hanging from the clothes rack—a tiny pair of antique spectacles, seemingly left behind. The neighbor picked them up and asked the owner, Mr. Kean, who they belonged to. With a twinkle in his eye, Mr. Kean replied, ‘Oh, those? They’re mine from college days—must’ve slipped through.’ A delivery driver later that week joked, ‘Maybe next time you should try putting them on the hatrack!’

4. One afternoon, a little girl followed her mother into Kean's dry cleaners. As she waited for her mom to pay, she pointed excitedly at a strange contraption hanging above the counter—an antique telephone with a hand-crank. The old lady behind the counter smiled warmly and picked up the phone, cranking it gently. Suddenly, everyone in line heard an echoing voice saying, 'Operator? Please connect me to Mrs. Smith’s laundry emergency!' Turns out, the phone was still working after all these years. The little girl burst out laughing, and so did everyone else.