Ponderosa 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 regular noticed an odd humming sound coming from inside Ponderosa Car Wash. It grew louder with each passing minute, like something mechanical was waking up beneath the surface. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a dusty old radio slowly rotating on its stand, its speakers glowing eerily in the dim light. As if awakened from slumber, it began playing an old country tune so loud that everyone within earshot joined in singing along—even the cars seemed to bob their heads in time. By the end of the song, the place was filled with laughter and goodwill.

2. While waiting for his car to dry one afternoon, a regular at Ponderosa Car Wash heard an odd humming sound coming from inside the building. Curious, he peered through the glass door and saw a dustpan dancing in perfect rhythm with the sprinklers. Smiling, our curious customer approached the dancefloor dustpan and gently nudged it aside. To his surprise, a nearby delivery driver started tapping his fingers along to the same tune. Turning around, they both burst out laughing—realizing that maybe, just maybe, Ponderosa had hired its very own invisible band.

3. While filling up on coffee before work, a delivery driver overheard two employees discussing something strange happening in the back room. Curious, he tiptoed towards the door and peeked inside. There stood an old vacuum cleaner dancing to some unknown tune, its dustbrush waving like a tiny broomstick wizard. The delivery driver burst out laughing so hard that one of his packages fell off the cart, causing everyone to look up—except for the now deeply focused vacuum cleaner.

4. While standing in line at Ponderosa Car Wash, a customer wondered aloud: ‘I bet that soap dispenser has more miles than my car!’ Just then, an old delivery driver walked up and said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Actually, I’ve driven that thing since before you were born!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing the soap dispenser was probably older than most of their cars combined.