Blue Beacon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something odd while washing his car at Blue Beacon. His little daughter, pointing at the spinning brushes, exclaimed, ‘Daddy, it looks like those brushes are dancing!’ The father laughed and said, 'Well honey, maybe they are—dancing for our cleanest cars!' From then on, whenever anyone washed their vehicle at Blue Beacon, they’d look forward to seeing if the brushes would start another dance.'

2. While waiting for his car to dry one day, a delivery driver muttered under his breath, ‘This place is cursed.’ Everyone ignored him until they saw the same old lady appearing in front of the car wash every night. Finally, someone asked the old lady why she kept showing up there. With a twinkle in her eye, she replied, 'I’m just making sure your cars get washed properly!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that Blue Beacon was more blessed than cursed.

3. A little boy ran into his house, yelling excitedly, ‘Mom, mom! The car wash is talking!’ His mother looked out the window and saw a regular wiping down his car, but with an unusual expression on his face—like he was having a conversation. The next day, a delivery driver pulled up, asking curiously, 'Did you hear? Blue Beacon’s been chatty lately!' Just then, the car wash nodded knowingly and said, 'Hey, thanks for the flowers last week.' Everyone burst out laughing—turns out it was just a friendly neighborhood parrot hiding in the nozzle.

4. A delivery driver parked his truck and walked into Blue Beacon, muttering something about how his shift never ends. As he waited for his turn, he overheard two regulars whispering about strange lights flickering in the old storage room. Finally, it was the delivery driver’s turn. He grumbled as he approached the counter, but couldn’t help noticing a small glowing object on the floor near the exit. Curious, he picked it up—it turned out to be an old flashlight. One of the regulars laughed and said, ‘That thing has been there longer than I have.’ The delivery guy grinned and replied, ‘Guess I’ll keep it then—might come in handy someday!’