Monkey Clean

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, a delivery driver pulled up to Monkey Clean to rinse off his truck. As he waited for the water to start, he noticed something peculiar—monkeys were appearing from nowhere, scurrying across the wet cars and laughing gleefully. Just as the driver was about to ask what on earth was going on, one of the monkeys jumped onto his hood and started waving its little arms in time with the music playing inside the car wash. Startled but amused, the driver looked around and realized that the whole neighborhood had gathered to watch the spectacle. It turned out Monkey Clean was known for these late-night monkey performances, adding an unexpected touch of fun to everyone’s week.

2. At dawn, when most car washes were quiet, an early bird arrived at Monkey Clean. The sun had barely risen over the city, yet here sat a regular, patiently waiting for the first rays to hit his freshly washed ride. Finally, the sun touched the windshield, and the attendant waved him in. As he drove off, everyone watching saw that it wasn’t just any car—it was a banana-colored minivan with ‘Monkey Clean’ emblazoned across its side. A regular, you see, had once again pulled off another brilliant prank on his neighbors.

3. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Monkey Clean to rinse off his truck. As he walked inside for soap refills, he noticed something peculiar on the counter—a small, dusty monkey statue. Nobody seemed to claim it, and soon enough, customers started leaving coins next to it. Soon, word spread that if you left a coin near the little guy, your car would come out cleaner than ever before. Even the neighborhood kids brought their bikes in for a ‘monkey-washed’ shine. One day, an old man came in with a rusty old tractor. He dropped five dollars and said proudly, 'This is for my girl!’ The next day, everyone saw him pushing a brand-new shiny tractor—paid for by the money saved from cheaper washes.

4. One day after work, a delivery driver pulled up to Monkey Clean to rinse off his truck. As he finished, he noticed something odd on the car-wash conveyor belt—a tiny monkey toy, its eyes sparkling in the fluorescent light. As he picked it up, the little plastic monkey seemed to wave back at him. The delivery driver smiled and decided to keep it as a lucky charm. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Monkey Clean, people would whisper that maybe the place had magical powers—especially when their cars came out squeaky clean and spotless.