Owen Auto

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed an old, rusty keychain on the car lot at Owen Auto. Curious, he picked it up and found an odd note attached: 'Take one, leave one.' The next day, there were two more keys, each with its own mysterious message. Soon enough, the lot was filled with dozens of mismatched keys—some bronze, some silver, some even gold. Each had a different riddle or joke scribbled on it. Finally, a neighbor stopped by and asked what all the fuss was about. With a smile, the delivery driver replied, ‘Who knows? Maybe someday someone will find their perfect match here.’

2. One day, as a delivery driver unloaded parts onto Owen Auto’s lot, he heard a voice crackling over the intercom: ‘Attention, all mechanics—we’ve got a ghostly hand reaching for wrenches!’ Curious, one of the mechanics followed the sound and found an old glove lying on the ground. He joked, 'Guess someone forgot their appendage today!' Later that evening, while closing up shop, they heard it again—a tiny metallic clink—and turned around to see a rusty wrench gently rolling towards them. The next morning, Owen Auto had a new sign: 'Mechanics Wanted—Experience with Ghosts Preferred.'

3. One night, a neighbor driving home saw something odd: headlights reflecting from inside Owen Auto's closed garage. Curious, she peered closer and noticed an old radio playing softly inside. A regular was polishing cars, humming along to the tune. ‘What a place for a dance party,’ she thought with a smile, then drove off, leaving Owen Auto’s garage to its own quiet rhythm.

4. One afternoon, a delivery driver was stacking boxes in the back of Owen Auto when he noticed something strange. A small, dust-covered envelope had fallen behind one of the cars and seemed to be moving ever so slightly. Curious, he picked it up—it felt warm to touch. Inside was an old photo of a smiling couple with the note: ‘To our future home.’ Turned out the car belonged to a neighbor who’d just moved away, leaving his belongings behind. The delivery guy ended up hanging the picture on his own wall, and now whenever someone asks him why he has that odd framed photo, he grins and says, “It’s my lucky charm.”