Family-owned car wash in Saint Paul, MN since 1989. Touchless automatic wash, 6 self-serve bays, and unlimited monthly memberships. Open daily 6:30 AM–7:30 PM.

What Owning a Car Wash in Saint Paul Has Taught Me About People Nobody warned me that running a car wash would be an education in human beings. I knew it would be hard work. I knew there would be equipment failures at the worst possible moments, and brutal Minnesota winters, and all the ordinary challenges that come with owning a small business. I was prepared for most of that.

Corporate chains line our blocks and Amazon ships to our door in hours. Here's what a family on Rice Street sees from 25 years of watching this neighborhood — and why the fight for local has never mattered more.