BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning at the BP gas station in downtown Chicago when a delivery driver pulled up with an unusual request. He asked the attendant if he could fill his tank and then… wait for it. The attendant raised an eyebrow but nodded. After filling the tank, the delivery driver said, 'Could you please put on some coffee while I’m waiting?' Turns out, he’d forgotten his thermos again. The neighborly gesture became a daily routine, and soon enough, everyone knew each other’s orders—except whose turn it was to pay.

2. At dawn one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the BP station in Boston. As he pumped gas, an eerie voice crackled over the intercom: 'Attention, everyone—your car’s engine is now singing the national anthem!' The delivery driver looked around, puzzled, but his car really was humming along to ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.’ Smiling, he finished filling up and drove off, leaving behind a crowd of amazed neighbors who’d gathered to listen. From then on, whenever someone mentioned that BP station, they’d say, ‘Oh, you mean the place where your car sings the national anthem?’

3. At dusk, a little boy approached the BP gas station, pointing and whispering excitedly to his mom: ‘Mommy, look! The pump says it’s pumping candy!’ The mother smiled, leaning down to gently explain: 'No, honey, that’s just the way the numbers work.' They both laughed as she filled up the tank, while the boy kept peering curiously at the glowing digits on the pump.

4. At sunset, a small dog raced into the BP parking lot, sniffing intently around the pumps. The attendant watched curiously as the animal paused, then suddenly sat down and started barking at something invisible. Suddenly, an old man in a plaid shirt appeared from behind one of the cars, scratching his head. ‘That’s my dog!’ he exclaimed, laughing. 'He always does that when he smells gas—thinks it’s dinner time!'