Mobile Detailing in Clarksville

Laid out for cottages in 1871, not for cars.

Clarksville's narrow 1870s lots mean narrow driveways, detached rear garages or just the kerb, so most cars here spend the day on tight streets under big old trees.

Clarksville sits just west of North Lamar between West 6th Street and Enfield Road, with its historic district bounded by West Lynn, Waterston, West 10th and MoPac. In 1871 Charles Clark, a freedman, bought two acres here from former Austin mayor Nathan Shelley and sold parcels to other freed people, and Clarksville is now the oldest surviving freedmen's town west of the Mississippi. It went on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church, first built in 1877, still worships in its 1935 building. Today small cottages stand beside much larger new houses on the same narrow lots, under big heritage trees, with Deep Eddy and Old Enfield next door.

Streets laid out for 1870s cottages leave little room for cars. Driveways are narrow, garages are often detached at the back of the lot, and many cars simply stay at the kerb all day. That puts mirrors and door edges close to passing traffic, and it leaves roofs and hoods under a canopy that drops leaves, twigs and bird droppings, which can etch clear coat if they sit through a hot afternoon. Detailing here comes down to space and access first, since the car needs clearance on every side to open the doors fully. Protection is the other half: a sealant or coating gives droppings and sap less to bite into.

We work Clarksville every week — detailing everything from kerb-parked sedans to West 6th runabouts. All we need from the house is an outdoor spigot and an outlet.

Nearby

Clarksville is part of our Tarrytown service area.

What customers say

Three of our 56 five-star Google reviews. Read them all →

Clarksville questions