About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At the Shell station in downtown Springfield, something odd started happening after dark. A regular would pull up, ask for a refill on his coffee cup, then disappear inside for hours. One night, over the loudspeaker came an announcement: 'Attention, everyone—our best customer is now using our bathroom as an office!' Finally, another voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Ma’am, your husband’s been here since last Thursday—can you come pick him up?’
2. At the Shell gas station on Route 66, a strange humming sound began echoing late at night. Noises grew louder as cars pulled up, causing drivers to glance around suspiciously. One night, an old man driving by stopped and asked what was going on. The attendant shrugged and said, 'Who knows, sir? Maybe it's just the ghost of old Route 66 trying to catch some gas.' The man paid for his fill-up with a twenty-dollar bill, shook his head and drove off, muttering something about ‘shell games.’ The next morning, everyone found out it was just the air conditioning unit in the new convenience store next door.
3. At the Shell station in small-town Ohio, every night around sunset, a little girl’s dog would suddenly start barking wildly. No one else could hear it—just her pet, standing there, tail wagging frantically, staring at the pumps. One evening, an old lady walked up to the cashier and asked worriedly, ‘Is that my dog?’ Turned out he’d been sitting outside for hours, waiting patiently until she noticed him through the window. Everyone laughed, including the little girl who realized her pooch had just found his own way home.
4. At the Shell station in a quiet neighborhood, a curious cat began appearing every morning before dawn. It would sit outside the door, staring intently at the pump handles as if trying to figure out their secret meaning. One day, an old delivery driver noticed the cat and decided to join the early-morning ritual. He pretended to fill up his truck while whispering, ‘I bet you’re waiting for the magic number,’ and pointed to the pump handle. The cat blinked once, then walked away, tail wagging mysteriously. From that moment on, everyone called it the ‘Shell Oracle’—the only feline fortune-teller in town.