Sunoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the gas station's neon lights dimmed, a soft humming sound would occasionally drift through the air. A delivery driver noticed it first, thinking it might be coming from the old pump next to Sunoco. Curious, he approached the pump but found nothing unusual. Then one evening, while chatting with a neighbor across the street, they both heard it together—a gentle tune like an old folk song. Turns out, it was just the radio of an abandoned car parked behind Sunoco, playing softly in the quiet night. Everyone had a good laugh and decided that maybe the ghostly hum was just the spirit of gasoline itself, singing us to sleep.

2. At dawn, when the Sunoco pumps were quieting down for the night, a steady tapping could be heard from inside one of the storage rooms. Curious, the manager opened the door and found an old alarm clock stuck in an empty tank. Turned out it belonged to a regular who used to keep it there as a joke. The mornings were never dull at Sunoco after that.

3. At closing time, an old coin tumbled out from under the cash register drawer. A curious employee picked it up and noticed something strange—every morning after that, a fresh batch of quarters appeared in the parking lot, right next to the Sunoco sign. One day, a regular stopped by and asked if they could keep one quarter for good luck. The manager shrugged and said, ‘Why not?’ Soon enough, everyone who visited left with their lucky quarter—and the parking lot was empty every morning. The only ones who missed it were the neighborhood kids, who used to gather there on weekends.

4. At dusk, when the Sunoco attendant was locking up, a small dog appeared from nowhere, sniffing curiously around the pumps. It kept darting back and forth between the tanks, as if following some invisible trail. Just then, an old delivery driver walked in, scratching his head. ‘What’s that little critter doing here?’ he asked. The attendant shrugged, ‘Who knows? He just shows up every night.’ The dog suddenly raced towards the door, tail wagging, disappearing into the darkening street. Everyone laughed, knowing it would be back tomorrow—like clockwork.