A1A Car Wash

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The car wash was where Walt worked part-time when he was a high school teacher. It was later bought by Walt and Skyler as a money laundering facility.

Season 1

Bogdan was the long-time owner of the car wash, then named A1A Car Wash. Walter White was hired as a cashier, but because Bogdan frequently found himself understaffed, Walt would often find himself out scrubbing cars. Following a particularly degrading moment where he found himself shining one of his current students' rims shortly after his cancer diagnosis, Walt quit, making an obscene gesture to Bogdan on his way out ("Pilot").

Season 3

Skyler suggests that Walt buy the car wash as a means of laundering his money, pointing out that it'd be a more believable cover story than the Laser Tag business suggested by Saul ("Abiquiu"). The only problem with the car wash is that it lacks a manager willing to cover up the money laundering, so Skyler volunteers to run the business herself.

Season 4

Skyler attempts to buy the car wash from Bogdan, but because he is still offended about Walt's rude exit, his asking price is a ridiculously high $20 million. ("Thirty-Eight Snub") Saul and Skyler arrange a fake environmental audit on the car wash with Kuby, providing false data that it is contaminating the nearby ground water and needs a costly and lengthy overhaul of its filtration systems to comply with state and federal law. Bogdan then sells the car wash to Skyler. ("Open House") Later, Walt picks up the keys and they re-open the business and commence laundering money through it. ("Cornered")

Trivia

• The slogan for the car wash is "You’ve Tried The Rest, Now Try the Best."
• The car wash is in reality part of the car wash chain "Octopus Car Washes" and this particular location's address is 9516 Snow Heights Circle NE