West 11th Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his car to be washed, a little boy noticed something odd. The water from the West 11th Car Wash seemed to take on different colors each day—sometimes it was bright blue, other times deep red or even neon green. Curious, he asked an old man working there why the water changed color every day. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'Ah, sonny, that’s because we use rainbow-colored soaps to make our customers’ cars shine like new!' The boy laughed and drove off, never realizing that his dad had just ordered a case of those colorful cleaning solutions.

2. While waiting for his car to dry, an old man found something peculiar on the car wash’s conveyor belt—a tiny plastic dinosaur, its paint almost worn off. As he picked it up, a delivery driver asked if everything was okay. The old man smiled and said, ‘Just found my childhood friend here.’ He added the dinosaur to his collection, and left with a laugh, muttering that maybe West 11th Car Wash had a time machine.’

3. While waiting for his car to shine, a delivery driver heard strange music coming from inside the building. Curious, he walked towards the sound and found an old radio playing jazz tunes nobody else seemed to hear. After a while, a friendly voice came over the intercom: 'Hey there! Enjoying our little concert? This is how we keep things interesting around here.' Turned out it was just an enthusiastic employee who loved sharing his passion with customers. The delivery driver left with a smile, thinking that maybe West 11th Car Wash had more character than he initially thought.

4. While waiting for his car to sparkle, a young student wondered aloud why the water from the West 11th Car Wash seemed to form tiny rainbows. Suddenly an old man appeared, wiping his hands on a rag. ‘Ah,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘that’s because my grandpa used special soap that reflects like a prism. Now it’s family secret!’ The student laughed and paid, leaving with a smile—his car clean, and his curiosity satisfied.