Merchant's Tire & Auto

This building was built by Caton Merchant in 1947. It was his first brick and mortar store named “Caton’s Firestone,” the forerunner to Merchant’s Tire And Auto, which grew into a . It had office space, a showroom, and a drive-in bay where mechanics would enter a pit under the car to service it. The business included a gas station on the corner next door. In 1953 Mr. Merchant moved the business across Center St. to a new building. He also opened a tire retread shop and gas station on the corner where the Harris pavilion currently stands. Edgar Rohr, whose “5 cent to $1 Store” was located next door, bought the building. Mr. Rohr opened his Toy Land and Baby Land here, which remained open until 1997, when Manassas Clay took over the building.

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