Lake Highlands Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Lake Highlands Car Wash with an unusual request. As he approached the attendant, he whispered something strange—something about needing to clean not just his truck but also its shadow. The attendant raised an eyebrow but nodded and started both vehicles. An hour later, as the sun rose higher, the delivery driver emerged smiling, while his car’s shadow stood there, freshly washed and glistening like never before. It turned out that it was just another quirky habit of a local—a regular who always tipped well.

2. One day, while waiting for his car to be washed, a regular noticed something peculiar happening in the water drain. A tiny goldfish swam out, waving its fins as if trying to communicate. No one had ever seen fish swimming around before! Curious, the man approached the drain and gently scooped up the little fellow. Turns out it was just an ordinary goldfish—until another popped out moments later, followed by a whole school of them! It seemed someone had accidentally dumped their aquarium down the drain. The regular laughed, thinking, ‘Guess I’ll never forget my visit here.’ And so, from that day on, whenever anyone asked about Lake Highlands Car Wash, they’d say, “It’s not just any old car wash—it’s where you might get a surprise swim with some friendly goldfish!”

3. One afternoon, a little girl followed her dad into the Lake Highlands Car Wash. As he paid, she pointed excitedly at the ceiling, where a mysterious shadow seemed to move. The father looked up and saw nothing but pipes and lights. Smiling, he said, ‘That’s just Mr. Sun playing hide-and-seek!’ The little girl giggled, satisfied with his answer. Years later, whenever they passed the car wash, she’d wave and whisper, ‘Look, Dad—Mr. Sun is still playing!’

4. Have you heard about the strange thing that started happening at Lake Highlands Car Wash? One evening, as customers were leaving, someone asked aloud: ‘Who’s been stealing all those quarters from the coin return?’ Since then, everyone jokes that maybe a mischievous gremlin must be living inside the machine, collecting coins for its own nefarious purposes. But no one has ever caught it—or found an extra quarter in their pocket.