Texaco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps hummed softly and customers were few, an old sign above the Texaco station flickered ominously. ‘Last Fill Up Before Doomsday,’ it read, in faded letters that no one had noticed for years. One evening, a delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously about the sign. A neighbor who’d been filling his car chuckled, 'Oh, that? It's just my prank—Texaco’s still open after doomsday!' The two laughed heartily as they pumped gas, realizing that sometimes the end of the world is just another excuse for a good joke.

2. At dawn, when the Texaco pumps clicked like distant metronomes, a delivery driver noticed something odd. Every morning, just as he pulled up to fill his truck, a faint whiff of fresh-baked cookies wafted through the air. Curious, the driver followed the scent one morning and found an old lady next door baking cookies for her cat. She’d leave them outside every night, thinking no one noticed. When she finally did, she shrugged and said, ‘Well, it’s good someone appreciates my baking!’

3. At sunset, when the gas station lights flickered on, a little girl pointed excitedly at the pump nozzle, whispering to her mother, ‘Mommy, look! It’s waving!’ The mother smiled and said, ‘Honey, it’s just the wind blowing.’ But as they drove off, she turned to her husband in the car and teased, “Guess that Texaco pump really does wave goodbye!” The next day, everyone in town knew not to miss the waving gas pump of Texaco.

4. At midnight, when the only sound was the soft hiss of fuel, a delivery driver swore he heard someone whispering behind him in the empty lot next to the Texaco pump. Curious, the driver glanced around but saw no one. Just as he relaxed, he thought he felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning sharply, he found an old man with a twinkle in his eye and a smile on his lips, holding a plastic cup filled with gas station coffee. ‘Late night?’ asked the neighbor. The driver nodded, still spooked. The neighbor winked and said, “That’s why they call it Tex-a-co!”}