Amoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At nightfall, an Amoco attendant noticed something peculiar: every Tuesday, a delivery driver would arrive with a mysterious box under his arm. The box never had any markings or labels, and when asked what it contained, he’d just smile enigmatically. Finally, one Thursday evening, the attendant couldn’t resist curiosity anymore. He followed the delivery guy into the backroom, where the man opened the box to reveal… nothing but a pile of old newspapers. Turned out, the driver was simply organizing his weekly reading material for the commute home. Everyone laughed, including the bemused attendant, who now knew not to take things too seriously after dark at Amoco.

2. At closing time one day, an Amoco clerk found something odd in the cash register drawer—a tiny plastic dinosaur, perfectly preserved and impossibly clean. Curious, she showed it to a delivery driver who joked, ‘Maybe it’s from Jurassic Park!’ Then a neighbor chimed in, ‘Or maybe it’s just another day at Amoco.’ Everyone laughed, and soon the little dinosaur became part of their routine—an amusing reminder that sometimes life is stranger than fiction.

3. At dusk, a little boy ran into the Amoco station, eyes wide with wonder. ‘Mom,’ he whispered, pointing at the pump, ‘why does that gas can dance when no one's there?’ The clerk smiled and leaned closer, whispering back, 'Son, that's not dancing—it's just the wind playing tricks on that old metal can.' The boy nodded thoughtfully before running outside again, leaving behind a satisfied customer and an Amoco station that would forever be known for its talking gas cans.

4. At midnight, when only crickets chirped around the lonely gas station, an Amoco attendant heard a voice whispering from inside the pump: ‘Fill her up, son.’ The attendant, half-asleep, turned on the pump and watched as the meter clicked furiously—only it wasn’t gasoline flowing, but milk! The voice giggled again: ‘Whole or skim, son?’ Turns out, it was just the local dairy trucker having some fun.