H-E-B Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the H-E-B Car Wash closed its doors, a strange humming sound would occasionally echo through the parking lot. No one could quite place where it came from or what caused it. One night, a delivery driver swore he saw an old man in overalls waving at him from behind the car washes. When he parked to investigate, no one was there but his headlights reflected off a pair of shiny boots. To this day, some locals joke that it's just Uncle Pete, helping out after hours.

2. At dawn, while a delivery driver was washing off the night’s dust, he noticed something odd in one of the car-wash buckets—a tiny plastic dinosaur, perfectly clean and dry amidst soapy water. Curious, he picked it up and found that its eyes were blinking—an old practical joke from a nearby toy shop. Soon, other cars arriving for the wash started honking and laughing as the little dinosaur waved hello from its bucket. By lunchtime, the whole neighborhood knew about the dancing dino, and H-E-B Car Wash became the talk of town for all the right reasons.

3. At closing time, an old radio started playing softly from inside the H-E-B Car Wash. Nobody knew whose it was or why it turned on every night. One evening, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Who’s listening to that music?’ Suddenly, an elderly voice crackled over the radio: ‘Sonny, bring me another beer!’ Turned out, it was just the owner’s dog, happily tuned in while waiting for his master.

4. At dusk, when the H-E-B Car Wash turned dark and quiet, a faint scent of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the air. Curious neighbors began stopping their cars mid-wash just to catch another whiff. One night, an exhausted delivery driver pulled in for a quick rinse before heading home. The soothing smell made him forget his long day, and he dozed off in the car. When he finally woke up, his face was covered with cookie crumbs—and so were the seats! Turns out, someone had left a plate of freshly baked treats on the drying rack.