Citgo

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when most gas stations are quiet and empty, an old pickup truck pulled into Citgo. The regular, a gruff man with a weathered face, always came around this time. But today something strange happened—an unfamiliar voice called out from behind the counter: 'Welcome to Citgo, your friendly neighborhood gas station!' The voice belonged to a young girl with bright red hair who introduced herself as ‘the new cashier.’ She asked if he’d like his usual coffee, not realizing he preferred tea. He laughed heartily, shook her hand, and said, “Welcome to Citgo, sweetheart!” And so began their morning ritual—a crusty old regular and a chatty newbie, united by coffee, gas, and good humor.

2. At dusk, while kids were playing nearby, a little girl pointed excitedly at Citgo’s neon sign. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘why does it change colors every night?’ Her mother smiled and explained gently, ‘Honey, that’s not magic—it’s just different types of light reflecting off the sign.’ A passing delivery driver overheard them and chuckled, nodding towards the sign. ‘Yep,’ he said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘and believe me, kid, those lights never miss a beat—even when the whole town is asleep!’

3. At closing time, when the last customer had left, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the sign above Citgo: the price of gas kept changing from dollar to dollar, as if someone was secretly adjusting it with a pencil. Curious, he climbed up and saw nothing but an old mechanical counter that clicked every few seconds. The next morning, everyone in town knew about it—even the regulars stopped by just to watch the numbers change. Finally, after weeks of mystery, a friendly neighbor confessed: ‘I used to adjust it for fun.’ And so, Citgo became famous not for its prices, but for being the only gas station where you could actually see your money disappear before pumping.

4. At nightfall, when the neon sign of Citgo flickered softly, a regular muttered to himself, ‘I swear I saw that pump smiling back at me.’ A delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Did you see that too?’ The regular nodded solemnly, then both men burst out laughing as they realized it was just the reflection of the sign in the gas pump’s wet nozzle.