Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Shell car wash closed its doors, a mysterious figure appeared on the empty lot next door. A delivery driver noticed it first, watching as an old sign above the entrance slowly rotated in the breeze, spelling out messages no one else could see. One night, a delivery driver parked his truck nearby and decided to investigate. As he approached, the sign read: ‘Free coffee for brave souls.’ The driver smiled, poured himself a cup from his thermos, and watched as the letters flipped to say: ‘Next time bring your own mug!’ The neighbor, standing on her porch with her morning tea, laughed so hard she spilled some on herself—and that’s how everyone learned never to expect freebies at the Shell car wash after dark.

2. One morning, while a delivery driver was waiting for his truck to dry, he noticed something odd in the rearview mirror. The reflection of an old sign above the car wash seemed to change depending on the angle—sometimes it read ‘WELCOME’, other times it said ‘GO AWAY’. Curious, the driver parked and walked over. The sign read ‘COME BACK LATER’. He shrugged and drove off, only to return later that day when the message had switched to ‘VISIT US AGAIN’. Over time, word spread among locals, and soon everyone stopped by Shell just to see what the sign would say next. Even the neighboring shops started greeting each other with friendly waves whenever they caught sight of each other’s reflections on the sign.

3. One day after work, a regular pulled up to the Shell car wash and noticed an unusual announcement over the speaker: ‘Your vehicle is being cleaned by the fastest hand in town—so fast you might miss it!’ As he waited, the man heard a blur of water and suds, then nothing but silence. Puzzled, he stepped out—and found his car spotless, with a note on the windshield: 'Sorry for the inconvenience! Your ride was so quick, I accidentally washed your neighbor’s car too.'

4. At closing time, an old sign above the Shell car wash started flickering on and off. When it lit up, a voice announced: ‘Your car is clean enough to drive through rainbows!’ One night, a delivery driver pulled in, half-asleep after a long shift. The sign blinked brightly, and the voice said: 'Your truck’s cleanliness rivals our best customer's!’ Turns out, that was the neighborhood librarian. Next morning, everyone laughed when they saw her driving away in her pristine pickup, complete with rainbow reflections.