Dilapidated Redondo Beach car wash to be rebuilt [PHOTOS]
Owner Ken Crow shows the designs for the new car wash. Photo The old Redondo Beach Car Wash on Torrance Boulevard will finally be getting a makeover after standing abandoned for almost ten years. The car wash was originally built in the mid-1960s, but has been vacant since closing in 2002. “It’s just fantastic that we’re finally cleaning up this blight on our city,” district two City Councilman Bill Brand said during the ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday. “Torrance Boulevard is a major thoroughfare and a gateway to our district and this has been a major eye-sore.” [scrollGallery id=”460″] The councilman also said that the new car wash, named The Redondo Auto Spa, will be completed by March 1, 2013. The new owners, Ken Crow, Chris McKenna and Mike Wuerth, have had their eyes on the lot for over 15 years. “We finally got a hold of the owner at the right time,” said McKenna. “It all worked and fell into place.” According to McKenna, the men are planning on building an eco-friendly car wash that will be one of the first hydrogen-cell powered car washes in the country. The old car wash’s footprint of 5,500-square-foot will be downsized to a 3,700-square-foot carwash, and will be a…
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