Southern Tire Mart

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, an anonymous voice crackled over Southern Tire Mart’s intercom: ‘If you see a tire with three stripes, it ain’t what you think.’ Employees shrugged it off until one morning, a delivery driver found himself staring at a brand-new set of tires—with exactly three white stripes. Word spread quickly among the locals, and soon everyone was checking their tires for those mysterious three stripes. One day, an old neighbor walked in, scratching his head: 'I swear, I saw three stripes on my spare last week!' Turns out, they were just regular whitewalls from a shipment gone awry.

2. At closing time, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every night, a single tire slowly rolled out from under the service counter and disappeared into the darkness. Curious but not alarmed, he followed it around the corner. There, in the dim light of an old workshop, stood an ancient gentleman with a toothy smile, holding a wrench and saying, ‘Just taking my evening stroll, sonny!’ Turns out, it was just an elderly tire salesman who’d retired decades ago, but still loved hanging around his old shop after hours.

3. At closing time, a delivery driver noticed something odd: every night, a single tire mysteriously rolled off the shelf and disappeared into the shadows of the store. Finally, one evening after hours, a brave delivery driver followed the tire. It led him through hidden aisles until he found an old door marked ‘Employees Only.’ Behind it was a small room filled with old tires, each labeled with names like ‘John’s Old Tire’ or ‘Mary’s Favorite.’ Turns out, every night a neighbor came in to borrow his tires for his garden wheelbarrow—who knew Southern Tire Mart had such a dedicated customer?

4. At closing time, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar: each day, a pristine tire appeared in the parking lot, perfectly aligned with the store's entrance sign. Curious, he picked up the tire only to discover it was made of marshmallow—perfectly round and soft. The next morning, a smiling neighbor explained that she’d been playing a prank, thinking it would brighten everyone’s day.