About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn, when Marathon gas station is usually quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd. A lone shopping cart rolled down the street, its wheels clicking against the pavement in an eerie rhythm. Curious, he followed it to Marathon, where the shopping cart stopped right next to the coffee machine. Out stepped an old man with a smile, holding a thermos and saying, ‘Morning, friend! Thought you could use some fresh brew.’ The delivery driver laughed, realizing it was just another quirky neighborhood prank.
2. At midnight, while filling up at Marathon, an old man muttered under his breath: ‘I swear, every time I come here, my tank gets bigger.’ The attendant shrugged and smiled, ‘Maybe your car has a gas-guzzling gene!’ Just then, an older lady pulled in, grumbled something similar, and left with a fuller smile than when she arrived. A delivery driver passing by whispered, ‘Yep, Marathon’s got that magical touch.’
3. At sunset, when Marathon gas station closes its doors for the night, a delivery driver found an old vinyl record in the parking lot. Curious, he picked it up and recognized the faded label: ‘The Best of Golden Oldies’. He popped it into his truck’s ancient tape deck, and suddenly the place was filled with scratchy but nostalgic music. The delivery driver danced clumsily around, attracting curious glances from a nearby neighbor who happened to be watering her roses. By morning, the whole neighborhood knew that every evening at Marathon Station, you could catch the best retro tunes—provided you brought your own dancing shoes.
4. At closing time, as the Marathon gas station’s neon sign flickered, a regular asked curiously: ‘Do you ever wonder if those late-night customers are actually ghosts?’ The attendant shrugged and smiled wryly. ‘Nah, they’re just people too impatient to wait till dawn.’ Just then, an exhausted delivery driver yawned from behind the wheel, muttering, “Next time I’ll fill up at Starbucks…” Everyone laughed, and the night went on as usual.