About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was just another humdrum Monday morning in downtown Charlotte when a delivery driver pulled up to Lake Boone Cleaners with that week’s batch of uniforms. As he opened the back door, something peculiar caught his eye—a small, dusty button pinned to one of the shirts. The button turned out to be an old-school ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ design, which had been accidentally sewn onto someone’s shirt from the previous week. The delivery driver laughed, thinking it added a touch of whimsy to their otherwise mundane task. From then on, whenever anyone picked up their clothes at Lake Boone Cleaners, they’d sometimes find a quirky little surprise—like a tiny teddy bear or a handwritten note saying, ‘Your shirts look sharp today!’
2. It was an ordinary Tuesday afternoon in Lake Boone when a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. As he approached the entrance of Lake Boone Cleaners, a faint, musky scent wafted through the air—nothing alarming, but oddly persistent. The cleaner inside, Mr. Jenkins, casually dismissed it as just another day at work. Finally, after hours of puzzling over the smell, Mr. Jenkins decided to open a random box. Out popped a vintage perfume bottle with a note reading: ‘For your next special occasion.’ Turns out, it was a prank from a neighbor who loved practical jokes and clean clothes alike.
3. It was an ordinary Wednesday afternoon in Lake Boone when a delivery driver muttered under his breath, ‘This better not be another lost button.’ He had already spent half an hour helping a regular with a missing zipper and now found himself standing in front of Lake Boone Cleaners. Inside, he heard an old lady humming softly to herself as she sorted through shirts. 'I know this smell,' he thought, 'it’s like grandma's basement.' Turns out, it wasn’t a lost button after all—it was just her secret recipe for happiness. The delivery driver left smiling, realizing sometimes clean clothes come with unexpected perks.
4. It was an ordinary Thursday afternoon in Lake Boone when a delivery driver asked aloud, ‘Who left their tuxedo here last Friday?’ The owner, Mr. Jenkins, scratched his head and replied, 'I don’t recall seeing any tuxedos lately.' The delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Must be someone’s lucky week!' As he walked out, a neighbor popped in with her favorite dress needing pressing. Turns out, it wasn’t a mystery after all—it was just another day at Lake Boone Cleaners.