ORIGINAL MONDAY REPORT: We first started hearing a few days ago from readers saying it appeared the West Seattle Midas shop (4457 Fauntleroy Way SW) had shut down. We couldn’t confirm it until that sign appeared on the door today, concurrent with the business’s disappearance from the corporate website, which still had a page for it as recently as last night. The new sign on the door says it’s “closed for construction” and refers customers to the Midas in Renton. A reader says the shop there attributed the “construction” to safety-related work; so far, though, there are no permits or applications in city files. We have an inquiry out to a spokesperson for the company, which owns the location, according to property records. The door signage says they expect to reopen but offers no timeline.

ADDED WEDNESDAY: A corporate spokesperson sent this statement today in response to our inquiry:

Midas locations are independently owned and operated. Since inception, more than 60 years ago, Midas has taken great pride in building trusted customer relationships based on reliability and professional service.

Regarding the location in Midas West Seattle, the location is temporarily closed for modifications from a construction perspective. We have every intention of reopening the location to continue serving the community. At this time, we are redirecting customers to receive the great service they have come to expect from Midas at the Renton location.

Still no applications/filings in the city system to indicate what kind of work will be done.