BASEBALL STAR INVITES PALS TO CARWASH GALA; DYKSTRA, OTHERS TO ATTEND GRAND OPENING.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer Lenny Dykstra Lenny Dykstra's Car Wash will offer a tasty solution to folks standing around waiting for their vehicles to be cleaned or serviced - an on-site pizza parlor and cappuccino cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, bar as well as a baseball memorabilia museum. ``It's the finest carwash and auto service area combined in the world,'' said the three-time all-star with the Phillies and the Mets. ``There's nothing like that. When people have the choice of going to the Ritz-Carlton or the Motel 6 for the same price, it's not a tough choice to make.'' The 32,000-square-foot facility includes a 16-bay garage for tuneups, alignments, brake work and oil changes - with a free carwash for anyone who has his or her vehicle serviced. Dykstra and co-owner Lindsay Jones - friends from their days at Garden Grove High School Garden Grove High School is located in Garden Grove, California. It is a member of the Garden Grove Unified School District. The school's athletic teams are known as the Argonauts. in Orange County - said they chose Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. as the site because it is a large, family-oriented community with a lot of commuters. The grand opening of the 1144 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Ave. business will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Former Dodgers manager and current team consultant Tommy Lasorda
Saturday's opening represents culmination of a longstanding legal battle with rival First Street Carwash, which has opposed the pair's plans since they purchased the 2-1/2-acre parcel more than four years ago. First Street owner Noordin Yusufaly persuaded a Ventura County court to overturn the city Planning Commission's 1995 approval of the project on the grounds that the parcel falls within a provision of the city general plan requiring an amendment for properties an acre or more. The City Council later approved an amendment. ``This guy was able to delay us close to three years,'' said Jones. ``He protected his business as long as he could, because he knew as soon as we opened, he'd have competition.'' Dykstra, who plans to move from the Philadelphia area to Lake Sherwood Village after construction of his home is complete next August, vowed not to be an absentee owner. ``If I'm going to put my name on it, it's going to be done right,'' he said, adding that his partnership invested about $5.5 million in the project. Dykstra and Jones opened their first business in Corona in January 1994, offering a carwash and three-bay oil change garage. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1-3--Color) Rain on Tuesday doesn't keep everyone away from Lenny Dykstra's Car Wash, which will hold a star-studded grand opening Saturday, above. At left, a collection of Dykstra memorabilia is on display at the three-time all-star's new carwash and repair shop in Simi Valley. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Special to the Daily News |
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