A chain of stores where those items could be found in metallic form no longer exists – the Western Auto Supply Stores. The company was founded in 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri by George Pepperdine, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City residents will soon see a familiar shape lighting the skyline again. When the sun sets Friday, the Western Auto sign will be turned back on after years of darkness. The ...

Kansas City’s iconic Western Auto sign, pictured here in August 2025, has been unlit for months. Dominick Williams dwilliams@kcstar.com It’s not every day that union electricians offer to do work for ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A missing piece of Kansas City’s nighttime skyline will make its return in just a few weeks. The Western Auto Lofts announced Monday that the iconic Western Auto sign at the top of ...

It’s that important.Chiefs Kingdom has gone all in with excitement ahead of Sunday’s AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium against the New England Patriots. So, it’s only fitting that the Western ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City’s famous Western Auto sign has had an on-again, off-again relationship with light. After a handful of dark years, the condominium association in charge of the building ...

Lights from a Kansas City icon will soon grace the downtown skyline again.A date has been set for the relighting of the iconic Western Auto sign.The Western Auto Lofts Homeowner's Association and ...

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Dan Barber remembers when he was a child growing up in his father's Western Auto store on Main Street, a landmark in downtown since it opened in 1948. "My family grew up in that store," Barber said.