About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, while waiting for his oil change, an old man noticed something peculiar. A little boy kept glancing at the Pep Boys sign, pointing and whispering ‘Look Daddy, it’s talking!’ The mechanics inside burst out laughing, but nobody could explain why the kid thought the neon letters were moving. Finally, one mechanic approached the boy and asked gently, ‘Son, do you see those lights flashing?’ The boy shook his head no. Then another worker whispered to him, ‘It’s just neon, kiddo—it doesn’t move.’ With a big smile, the boy replied, ‘Oh good, Dad didn’t pay for talking signs!’
2. One day, as a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys, the PA crackled to life with an unexpected announcement: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, our mechanic has just discovered how to fix cars in reverse.’ The whole place erupted into laughter—cars backed out of their spots, mechanics waved goodbye, and soon enough, the lot was empty. The next morning, everything went back to normal, except for one thing: everyone started driving backwards when they parked. It became such a habit that even when leaving Pep Boys, people would glance around confusedly before realizing they were already facing the right way.
3. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys and asked the mechanic: ‘Hey, do you guys ever see ghostly figures in here?’ The mechanic scratched his head and replied, 'Well, uh, yeah, sometimes I see these old guys in coveralls, but they're probably just our regular customers from the ’80s.' The delivery driver laughed nervously and said, 'Oh really?' Then he noticed an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with oil cans and wrenches. They both smiled and waved, as if they were long-lost friends.
4. At night, when the shop closed, a neighborhood dog would wander into Pep Boys. Curious customers often found him sniffing around the tires, as if searching for something lost. One night, an old delivery driver came in, complaining his truck wouldn’t start. The dog trotted over and started sniffing under the hood. To everyone’s surprise, he lifted the bonnet just enough for the mechanic to see a loose wire. From then on, whenever someone had car trouble, they’d bring Fido along—no question asked. The legend of Pep Boys’ canine mechanic lived on.