Sinclair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Sinclair gas station, a regular asked one morning: ‘Why does that old sign always move even when there’s no wind?’ The attendant shrugged and said with a smile, ‘It’s because it’s an old-fashioned neon sign, sir. The metal poles inside shift ever so slightly as they heat up.’ A delivery driver chimed in, ‘Must be why I always get a kick out of watching it sway while I wait for my tank to fill—like old Sinclair himself is waving goodbye!’ And indeed, from then on, whenever anyone stopped by, they’d see the sign gently nodding its metallic head, as if saying, “Welcome back.”

2. At Sinclair gas station, a delivery driver once wondered aloud: 'Why do those neon signs always flicker on exactly when I’m filling up?' Finally, an old neighbor approached and whispered, ‘They only turn on when you’re filling up because they know it’s your lucky time!’ Everyone laughed, and the delivery driver couldn’t help but smile, realizing that maybe some things are just meant to be funny.

3. At Sinclair gas station, an early-morning jogger paused to stretch and noticed something peculiar: every Tuesday night, right on schedule, the pumps hummed like a swarm of bees preparing for flight. Suddenly, one pump started squirting out neon green soda instead of gasoline. A delivery driver walked in, took a swig, and declared it ‘the best Mountain Dew ever!’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing that Sinclair’s Tuesday-night ritual was just another quirky local legend.

4. At Sinclair gas station, a delivery driver once remarked with a laugh: ‘Why does it always seem like the clocks here run backwards?’ He glanced up at the old-fashioned clock above the pumps, which stubbornly showed 10 minutes past the hour just when everyone else’s watches said otherwise. A nearby neighbor, overhearing the comment, nodded knowingly and replied, 'Ah, that’s because time moves slower around these parts—must be all those vintage signs!' Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the delivery driver became a regular, checking his watch every time he filled up.