Baird's Dry Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when Baird’s Dry Cleaners usually quietened down, an old man in a tweed suit would emerge from the shadows and leave a single sock on the doorstep. One evening, as the last customer left, a delivery driver noticed the sock and joked, ‘Another missing owner?’ The next day, a neighbor found it and posted a humorous sign: ‘Lost Sock: Last known location – Baird’s Dry Cleaners.’ Soon, customers started bringing their socks with them, saying they’d ‘return’ them after cleaning. It became a friendly tradition until one day someone accidentally dropped off a pair of underwear…’

2. At midnight, when Baird’s Dry Cleaners should’ve been closed tight, a faint humming sound drifted from behind its shuttered door. A curious delivery driver pulled up outside and peered through the window, only to see an empty room illuminated by an eerie blue glow. Suddenly, a sleepy voice called out from the shadows: ‘Hey, you there! Don’t mind us—we’re just keeping the place cool.’ Turns out, it was just the owner napping on a folding chair in the backroom. The delivery driver left with a laugh, never mentioning what he’d seen. And that’s why, to this day, locals joke that Baird’s is open twenty-four-seven—for humans and their laundry alike.

3. In the dead of night, when Baird’s Dry Cleaners should’ve been dark and silent, a soft chiming sound echoed through the empty streets. Curious, an evening delivery driver pulled up his bike light and peered inside. A dusty mannequin in a suit waved back, its plastic smile frozen mid-wink. The driver laughed, shook his head, and drove off, certain it was just another late-night prank from a neighbor.

4. In the middle of the night, when Baird’s Dry Cleaners was supposed to be asleep, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the loading dock—a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper, with no return address. Curious, he opened it and found only an old, crumpled piece of paper that read: ‘Please clean my shirt.’ Below were some handwritten instructions: “Don’t use too much water, or else it might shrink.’ The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and muttered, ‘Next time, I’ll just bring him the whole dog!’