View of the store as you enter the front door. CONTRIBUTED
Kenneth behind the cash register. CONTRIBUTED
The interior of Western Auto of Gray. CONTRIBUTED
Kenneth and Vicki help celebrate Western Auto’s 75th Anniversary. CONTRIBUTED
With the turn of the 20th century, a new mode of transportation quickly evolved with the automobile. It was soon apparent there was a need for car owners to make basic repairs and it was not convenient for everyone to reach a manufacturing facility to get the items needed for those repairs. In 1909 George Pepperdine started a mail order automotive parts and accessory business, Western Auto, in Kan…
