Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Shell’s pumps hummed their quietest, a delivery driver noticed something strange: the gas station clock seemed to be running backwards. Curious, he peered closer and saw that it wasn’t the clock itself, but its reflection in the polished metal of the pump. Relieved, he chuckled and thought, ‘Must’ve been those early-morning shadows playing tricks.’ From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the backward clock, everyone just smiled and nodded knowingly—except for one old neighbor who insisted it was haunted by an ancient oil spirit.

2. At midnight, when Shell's neon sign flickered softly, a delivery driver heard a voice whispering from inside one of the gas cans. Curious, he peered inside and saw only a shadowy figure holding an old-fashioned radio. ‘Gas is up,’ it croaked in a gravelly voice. The delivery driver laughed and said, ‘Next time use PayPal!’ As he drove off, he noticed the gas can’s price tag had changed to read: “$0.99 with cash, $0.88 with PayPal.”}

3. At closing time, when Shell’s lights dimmed and the cash register clicked its last note, an old man muttered into the empty air: ‘I swear I saw that gas pump wink at me.’ A delivery driver leaned in curiously, asking what he’d missed. The old man shook his head with a twinkle: ‘Nothin’, sonny—just another night at Shell, where everything’s a little too friendly.’

4. Late one night, as Shell’s gas station glowed eerily in the moonlight, a delivery driver passing by swore he saw an old man emerge from the shadows near the pumps. Curious, the delivery driver approached and called out, but the figure vanished into thin air. The next morning, a neighbor found an empty coffee cup by the pump—complete with a note reading, ‘Thanks for the chat last night! See you soon.’