Western Auto, Cobbs made an impact in Gray

  • View of the store as you enter the front door. CONTRIBUTED
    View of the store as you enter the front door. CONTRIBUTED
  • Kenneth behind the cash register. CONTRIBUTED
    Kenneth behind the cash register. CONTRIBUTED
  • The interior of Western Auto of Gray. CONTRIBUTED
    The interior of Western Auto of Gray. CONTRIBUTED
  • Kenneth and Vicki help celebrate Western Auto’s 75th Anniversary. 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 ...

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