Roadside Attraction

Castle Car Wash

Chicago, Illinois

Price $

Highway Historic Route 66

The 1925 Castle Car Wash is a castle-shaped building that was built by Louis Ehrenberer. Over the years, it has housed several businesses. Local legend claims that it was once used as a link in Al Capone's crime syndicate empire.

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