Hollywood Hills Cleaners

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the loading bay—a small envelope taped to the door. Curious, he picked it up and found an old photograph inside, dated decades ago, showing the exact spot where Hollywood Hills Cleaners now stands. As he examined the photo closer, he realized it depicted a family picnic from the 1950s—with grandpa pointing at exactly the same tree outside the cleaners’ window today. Smiling, he thought, ‘This place must be cursed with time-traveling customers!’ That day, when returning the cleaned clothes, he joked to a regular: ‘Your shirts look like they’ve been here since the Eisenhower era.’ The neighbor overheard and replied, laughing: “That’s because they were!”}

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Hollywood Hills Cleaners and noticed an odd smell wafting from the basement. Curious, he peered inside through the window—only to see a familiar face emerging from the shadows. The man turned out to be just another neighborhood character, a regular who often dropped off his clothes here late at night. Turns out, he’d been sneaking in for years to do some stargazing while waiting for his uniforms to come back. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking it was yet another quirky tale of life in Hollywood hills.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Hollywood Hills Cleaners and noticed an unusual sign on the door: ‘Closed for urgent pressing matters.’ Curious, he knocked gently. The door opened slightly, revealing a sleepy-looking neighbor in pajamas. 'Oh,' she yawned, 'just finishing some urgent pressing matters here.' She smiled warmly and waved him inside. A few minutes later, they were both laughing over a forgotten box of donuts from the cleaner's break room.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Hollywood Hills Cleaners and noticed an old umbrella sticking out of a trash bin. Curious, he picked it up—and found an envelope taped inside its handle. The envelope contained a crumpled note that read: ‘Please clean my suit for tomorrow’s big meeting.’ The delivery driver laughed, realizing it was just another prank from a neighbor. He shook his head and tossed both umbrella and envelope back into the bin—only to spot a second umbrella moments later with a different note reading: “PS: Don’t forget to bring your sense of humor!”