Love's

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the gas station’s neon lights flickered on, a regular noticed something odd. His young daughter kept pointing and whispering, ‘Daddy, look! The sign moves!’ Curious, the father squinted into the darkness. Sure enough, the big red Love’s sign seemed to sway gently in the wind. A delivery driver passing by laughed and said, ‘That thing always looks like it’s dancing!’ The family shook their heads, smiling, as they drove off—maybe Love’s was just more enthusiastic than other gas stations.

2. Late one autumn afternoon, as a delivery driver filled up his truck at Love’s, he swore he heard an eerie humming coming from inside the gas station. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a shadowy figure refilling the vending machine with cans of soda that no longer existed. The delivery driver rubbed his eyes, thinking maybe it was just his imagination playing tricks on him. Just then, the shadowy figure turned around, revealing nothing more than a can of long-forgotten Root Beer. With a laugh, the neighbor waved goodbye, muttering something about updating the vending machine’s inventory.

3. Late one autumn afternoon, as a delivery driver filled up his truck at Love’s, he overheard two locals arguing heatedly in the parking lot. Their voices carried clearly through the open window. Finally, one growled, ‘You’re always complaining about my dog pooping on your lawn!’ The other replied calmly, ‘Well, maybe if you cleaned up after him sometimes, I wouldn’t mind so much.’ They both laughed, and the delivery driver drove off with a smile, thinking it was good to see neighbors settling their differences over coffee and donuts.

4. Late one autumn afternoon, as a delivery driver filled up his truck at Love’s, he spotted an old, dusty guitar case in the back of the station’s pickup area. Curious, he picked it up and opened it—only to discover it contained a single, perfect apple. Smiling, the driver took the apple home to his wife, who insisted it was a sign from above. Over the next few days, whenever anyone stopped by for gas or coffee, she’d ask if they needed anything special. Soon enough, Love’s became known not just for its fuel but also for Mrs. Johnson’s secretly famous apple pie—a tradition that continues to this day.