How many Car dealerships can say they got their start as a restaurant??
In 1927 a new restaurant opened up in Geauga County at "the junction" of OH 44 and US 322 called The Junction Tavern. They were famous for their BBQ and fried Ice cream sandwiches (we should bring these back!) In 1931 Clifford Babcock and his father in law Tracy Spencer were approached and jumped from the tavern into the car business selling Plymouth and Dodge vehicles. With the Junction Tavern already having a good reputation locally, "Junction Tavern Auto Sales" was born. The goal that first year was to sell 12 cars-and luckily they did after many sleepless nights. Junction actually carried tavern in the name until the fifties! Following Tracy and Clifford in managing Junction were Clifford's son Warren, his son Ed, and Ed's son and fifth generation, Cliff Babcock. With each generation has come growth leading Junction to being 15 acres of great brands including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Buick and GMC to go with full service departments and a brand new Body Shop.
Whatever your needs in the car business-Junction is ready to help. Come join the Junction Auto Family in Chardon-right where we started in 1931!
