Ambert Dry Cleaner

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most laundries were quiet as tombstones, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The usually empty parking lot of Ambert Dry Cleaner was filled with cars, but no one seemed to be around. Curious, he walked closer and saw through the window that everyone inside was happily chatting over coffee, discussing last night’s football game. Turned out it was just another neighborhood gathering at Ambert Dry Cleaner’s cozy waiting area.

2. At midnight, when even city streets fall asleep, an odd shadow began flitting around Ambert Dry Cleaner's loading dock. A delivery driver noticed it first—an old coat, swaying like a ghost in the moonlight. Curious, the delivery driver followed the coat’s eerie silhouette until it vanished behind the dumpster. The next morning, everyone at Ambert Dry Cleaners laughed when they found an old umbrella sticking out from under the dumpster—a prank left by a neighbor who liked their dry cleaning service.

3. At sunset, when Ambert Dry Cleaner's neon sign flickers like a candle in the wind, a delivery driver heard soft laughter coming from inside. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw only empty racks and a lone dust bunny dancing on the floor. Suddenly, an old shirt on one of the hangers twitched and whispered, ‘It’s just me, Mr. Wind!’ The delivery guy burst out laughing, realizing it was all just a quirky prank. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Ambert Dry Cleaner after dark, they’d smile and say, “Oh, that place where shirts talk back.”

4. At closing time, when Ambert Dry Cleaner's lights dimmed like old film reels, a delivery driver asked himself: ‘Who’s leaving those tiny notes?’ Each note was too brief and cryptic for him to understand—just a single word scribbled in pencil: ‘Iron,’ ‘Steam,’ or ‘Press.’ Curious, he began collecting them until one day his wife found the pile and laughed, saying, ‘They’re just laundry instructions, silly!’