American Tire Depot

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were browsing through tires, an elderly voice crackled over the PA system: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve run out of flat tires!’ Everyone froze for a moment, then burst into laughter. A delivery driver chimed in: 'Guess we'll be selling more air than tires today!' Soon, a regular customer suggested they should start charging for air pumps—'after all,' he said, 'it's not just any air we're dealing with here.' The owner smiled and replied, 'No, it's American air—it's worth its weight in gold!'

2. One day, while a little girl was playing near the entrance, she giggled and pointed at something strange happening inside the warehouse. Employees looked curiously but couldn’t quite make out what was causing her laughter. Curious, one of the workers went closer and saw that an old delivery driver had accidentally placed a tire on top of his own foot. Everyone burst into laughter as he tried to gently remove it without falling over. The little girl just smiled wider, thinking it was the funniest thing ever.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the depot one afternoon, frowning at the giant tire swing dangling from the loading dock. As he approached, a friendly neighbor walked out, wiping his hands on a greasy rag. ‘Hey there,’ he said with a smile. ‘Need some help with that tire?’ The delivery driver blinked, then laughed sheepishly. ‘I guess I’m not as tired as I thought!’

4. While browsing the shelves, a regular exclaimed, ‘I thought I saw this tire moving on its own!’ Another customer, a delivery driver, shook his head and said, ‘Probably just an old tire ghost haunting the place.’ A neighbor overheard and chimed in, smiling, ‘Maybe it’s possessed by Road Spirit!’ And so, while everyone laughed, they continued their search for tires—convinced that nothing supernatural could ever stop them from finding what they needed.