Hawthorne Auto Clinic

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his car to be fixed, a regular noticed something odd: every time he looked up from his newspaper, his little dog would bark excitedly at the old clock on the wall. The hands seemed to move just slightly, as if someone were winding it manually. Curious, our regular approached the clock and noticed that its hands pointed exactly to where his dog was sitting. Turning around, he saw that his pet had somehow learned to pull tiny levers behind the counter, making the clock move in sync with his barks! From then on, Hawthorne Auto Clinic became known not only for fixing cars but also for entertaining customers with their canine mechanic.

2. One day, a little boy walked into the Hawthorne Auto Clinic with his family’s car. As he stood watching mechanics work, he suddenly pointed and exclaimed, ‘Dad, look! The engine is talking!’ The mechanic looked puzzled for a moment, then burst out laughing. 'Son,' he said, patting the hood of the car gently, 'it’s just our old friend Mr. Hawthorne talking again.' Turns out, an elderly gentleman who used to own the place had a habit of whispering advice to cars when no one was around.

3. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the Hawthorne Auto Clinic and stepped out of his truck. As he approached the door, he heard a tiny voice from inside: ‘Mommy, why does that man’s car smell like cookies?’ The delivery driver looked around, puzzled. Then he smelled it too—a faint scent of freshly baked cookies wafting through the shop. He turned to the mechanic, who shrugged and said, 'Must be something in the air today.' The driver left with a smile, never suspecting that every time someone mentioned cookie-scented cars at Hawthorne Auto Clinic, it became a little bit more magical.

4. One day, a neighborhood dog started howling every time someone mentioned the Hawthorne Auto Clinic. Passersby would turn around curiously, only to see the canine staring intently towards the workshop's entrance. Finally, one enterprising soul decided to bring a treat basket for the dog. To everyone’s surprise, it worked—after sniffing the goodies, he stopped howling and even wagged his tail. From then on, whenever anyone needed their car fixed, they’d joke that ‘the Hawthorne Auto Clinic must be doing something right if even the neighborhood dog approves!’