Arizona Glass Company

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Arizona Glass Company’s garage doors opened, a regular noticed something peculiar. A new shadowy figure appeared among the cars, its reflection never quite matching the dim light of early morning. The figure moved with ease between vehicles, occasionally bending down to adjust some unseen part. As the sun rose higher, everyone in the shop began noticing it too—until finally, one delivery driver joked, ‘Hey, is that our ghost mechanic?’ Turned out, it was just an early bird neighbor fixing his own car while waiting for coffee.

2. In the early morning, before anyone else arrived, a delivery driver parked his truck next to Arizona Glass Company and stretched lazily. On the ground near his tires lay an unusual object—a tiny plastic dinosaur, its eyes wide with wonder. He picked it up curiously, then noticed another one nearby. Smiling, he placed both figurines on the dashboard of his truck. Later that day, as he drove through town, a neighbor waved and asked what those little dinosaurs were doing in his cab. With a laugh, he replied, ‘They said they needed a lift.’

3. At closing time, a curious dog started visiting the Arizona Glass Company's workshop. Each night, as employees locked up, the little pooch would appear from nowhere and sniff around the tools. One night, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled in for repairs. The dog approached him curiously, nudging his leg with its nose. ‘Hey, buddy,’ said the man, scratching behind its ear. ‘You must be Arizona’s unofficial greeter.’ From then on, whenever anyone came in, the dog greeted them warmly—until one morning when he didn’t show up. Employees searched everywhere but found only a note: “On sabbatical, back soon.”

4. At midnight, when Arizona Glass Company’s neon sign flickered on, a delivery driver parked his truck outside and sniffed curiously. The air smelled like fresh-baked cookies, but there was no bakery nearby. Curious, he opened the door—only to see an old gentleman polishing windshields with a smile. ‘Fresh cookies for good drivers,’ the man said, handing him a warm cookie. The delivery driver laughed, realizing it was just another quirky local legend. From then on, whenever anyone asked about Arizona Glass Company, they’d say, “It’s where your windshield gets fixed…and maybe a little love too.”