Stearn’s Auto Repair
Business –
Jack Foley was the Service
Manager of the automobile repair shop
affiliated with Stearn’s Motors. At one time there was a gas station out in
front of the building. The gas station was on the southwest corner of the
intersection of 2nd Street and Central Avenue. In those days there was a ramp that went west
from Central Avenue down to the Great Northern Depot. One day a minister pulled
up and was having his car filled with gas. He jokingly told Jack to charge the
gas to the Lord. Jack replied without batting an eye, “Send him down to sign
for it and I will.”
Stearn’s Auto Storage and Parking Business – One of the main parts of the operations at Stearns Motors was
the parking and automobile storage. Stearns Motors was at the north end of
Minot’ infamous High Third Street. This area of Minot was known for its after
hour bars, houses of prostitution gambling rooms and at one time opium dens.
Many of the prostitutes would rotate in and out of Minot about every two to
four weeks. Some arrived by train, some by bus and some by automobile. Many of
those arriving by car were brought to Minot in large, fancy vehicles owned by
their pimps. While the car was in town it was probably stored inside at Stearns
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