Dan's Blackstone Tire

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most tire shops were still closed, an old pickup truck pulled up to Dan’s Blackstone Tire. A delivery driver emerged, muttering something about ‘the last place on Earth’ before disappearing into the dimly lit workshop. After a few minutes, Dan emerged from behind his workbench with a mischievous smile and an ancient air filter. 'Thought you might be stuck,' he said, winking at the delivery driver. The two shared a hearty laugh as they finished their morning ritual—one tire swapped out for another, one mystery solved in the quiet streets of Blackstone.

2. At midnight, as Dan was closing up shop, he heard someone muttering in the alley behind the garage: ‘Finally found it.’ Curious, Dan peered out and saw only a shadowy figure adjusting something under the streetlight. Curiosity got the better of him, so Dan crept closer. The figure turned around—it was just an old neighbor, fiddling with his bike tire. With a wink, he said, 'Thanks for your help, Dan—you’re open late!' And then rode off into the night, leaving Dan scratching his head and laughing.

3. At lunchtime, when Dan was wrapping up his sandwich break, he noticed something odd on the shop’s intercom: ‘Attention, all drivers and customers—your tires are talking back!’ Curious, Dan pressed the button. The intercom crackled with a deep voice: 'We’re not happy with your service today!' Turns out, it was just an old tire pressure monitor playing up. A regular customer laughed, saying, “Dan, you should hear what they say when no one’s listening!”

4. At dusk, while Dan was organizing his workshop, he spotted a peculiar object on the ground near the entrance. It looked like an old, rusted keyring with a strange symbol etched into it. Curious, Dan picked up the keyring and noticed that it seemed to glow faintly in the dim light. He shrugged it off as just another oddity from the neighborhood and continued working. Later that night, after closing up shop, he found himself reaching for the same keyring again—only to realize it had vanished without a trace. To this day, whenever a delivery driver or a neighbor stops by, Dan asks if they’ve seen his missing lucky charm.