Sullivan Tire and Auto Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning in downtown Chicago when a delivery driver pulled up to Sullivan Tire and Auto Service. The garage door slowly opened, revealing not just a mechanic but a tiny, old lady wielding a wrench. She looked up from her work with a twinkle in her eye and asked, ‘What’s wrong with your baby?’ Turns out she fixed his truck so well that it now starts on the first try every time—a neighborhood legend ever since. The end.

2. It was a humid Thursday afternoon in Phoenix, when a delivery driver pulled up to Sullivan Tire and Auto Service with a strange package. As he approached the counter, the mechanic raised an eyebrow: ‘You’ve got some pretty unusual tires here.’ The delivery driver shrugged, 'Just another odd order from headquarters.' The mechanic shook his head, gave the tires a curious glance, then went back to work. A week later, a neighbor stopped by, asking if anyone had seen those ‘special’ tires. Turns out they were neon pink unicycles for a local circus act!'

3. It was a chilly Tuesday night in Boston when a delivery driver pulled into Sullivan Tire and Auto Service for an unexpected surprise. The mechanic, known for his quick wit, had rigged up a small sign that read ‘Tires Installed While You Wait—Even at Midnight’. As the delivery driver approached the counter, he found the mechanic grinning from ear to ear with a freshly installed tire on his bike. 'Your turn next!' he said, pointing towards the waiting area filled with old magazines and coffee cups. The driver shook his head, laughing, knowing full well that sometimes Boston’s best services come with a little bit of local charm.'

4. It was a stormy Wednesday evening in Portland when a delivery driver pulled into Sullivan Tire and Auto Service. The thunder rumbled ominously outside as he walked through the workshop door, only to be greeted by the sight of mechanics dancing around to an old vinyl record on the radio. As he watched, one mechanic accidentally dropped a wrench, sending it flying towards an old poster of Elvis Presley. To everyone’s surprise, including his own, the tool stuck perfectly between two letters, creating what looked like an impromptu guitar. That’s when another worker started singing along, completely off-key, causing even the delivery driver to laugh so hard that he almost forgot why he came there in the first place.