About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At the Exxon station in downtown Portland, something strange started happening one foggy morning. A regular, pumping gas into his car, suddenly exclaimed, 'Hey, I think that pump’s talking back!' The guy looked around, noticing that other drivers were also nodding along to the rhythm. Turns out, it was just an old radio left on in the storage room. Word spread quickly, and soon everyone stopped by the Exxon for more than gas—there was a new local DJ on the block!
2. At dawn, when most people were still dreaming, an Exxon gas station attendant noticed something odd. A mysterious car kept pulling up, its license plate unreadable even from close range. The attendant waved a hand at it, and much to his surprise, the car’s window rolled down revealing an old man with a sleepy smile. ‘Morning,’ he said, stretching. ‘Just needed some gas for my morning jog.’ The attendant blinked, then laughed. ‘Next time, sir, maybe you should walk!’
3. At the Exxon pump in the quiet suburbs of Chicago, a delivery driver once asked: ‘Why does my truck always start singing “Imagine” whenever I fill up here?’ A nearby neighbor overheard and quipped, ‘Maybe your engine’s just a big fan of John Lennon!’ The driver shrugged it off with a smile, realizing that sometimes even gas pumps can surprise you.
4. At the Exxon station outside Boston, a regular shouted one day: ‘Hey, waiter! This coffee tastes like gasoline!’ The cashier just smiled and replied: ‘It’s not coffee, sir—it’s our new energy drink.’ A delivery driver then asked for water, commenting it tasted like diesel. The cashier shrugged and said, ‘Ah, that’s just our secret ingredient—distilled rainwater.’ Everyone laughed, and soon after, the sign changed from ‘Exxon’ to ‘Energy Café’.