Dave's Magikist Carpet & Rug Cleaners in Milwaukee, WI 53205 at 1844 W Fond Du Lac Ave

Magikist was founded in the 1940s by Wilbur “Bill” Gage, who changed the name of his Austin Rug Cleaners to Magikist, melding the words “magic” and “kissed.”[1] His wife at the time, Doris Greenwood, suggested the “sweetest name in rug cleaning” slogan and came up with the now famous lips. In the Chicago area, the Magikist Lips (in the form of huge signs on the Edens Expressway, Dan Ryan Expressway, Kennedy Expressway, and Eisenhower Expressway which lit up and flashed) were well-known landmarks. Chicago journalist Eric Zorn wrote a piece about the Edens sign (the last existing) after it was torn down in 2004. Magikist migrated to the Milwaukee area in 1944. Magikist was franchised to a local cleaner, Al Reichel, who operated the business under the name “Metro Magikist” in it's current location just outside of downtown Milwaukee. Magikist has changed hands just two more times. It later became Ande's and now “Dave's Magikist”
Dave's Magikist, Inc. are the oriental and area rug cleaning specialists for residential and commercial clients in the Milwaukee WI and surrounding areas. They provide water damage restoration, urine treatment and rug repairs services as well as upholstery cleaning services. Contact the business for more information about recent service changes.