American Eagle Tires

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside American Eagle Tires and noticed something strange. The sign above the entrance seemed to be waving gently in the breeze, even though there was no wind. Curious, he got out of his truck and approached the sign. As soon as he touched it, the letters started rearranging themselves into a message: ‘We’re closed for lunch.’ With a laugh, he walked around back where an old neighbor was having a sandwich on the loading dock. ‘Must’ve been hungry,’ she said, pointing at the sign, before going back to her ham-and-cheese.

2. One day, while waiting for his tire change, a little boy kept pointing excitedly at the ceiling of American Eagle Tires. His mom asked him what he saw, but no matter how many times she looked up, there was nothing unusual. Finally, an old delivery driver leaned over and whispered, ‘Son, those aren’t tires on the ceiling—those are stars!’ The boy smiled brightly, and from that moment on, whenever someone mentioned American Eagle Tires, everyone would chuckle and say, “They’ve got stars on their ceiling!”

3. While waiting for his tires to be changed, an old man found an unusual object in the shop’s parking lot—a small, dusty teddy bear wearing a tiny American flag cap. Curious, he picked it up and noticed that its button eyes were blinking slowly. The mechanic smiled and said, 'That’s our little patriotic mascot!' Turns out, every now and then someone leaves something behind—like this bear who loves to wave at customers.'

4. While waiting for his tires to be changed, an old man discovered that someone had written their phone number on the wall next to him—twice. Curious, he called the number and found out it belonged to a friendly neighborhood kid who was helping himself to some free tires. Turned out the boy needed new wheels for his dirt bike, and the shop owner gave them away with a smile. The old man left with a new set of tires—and a new friend.