About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Shell station’s neon lights flickered on, a regular would hear an eerie voice over the intercom: ‘Your tank is singing tonight.’ No one knew whose voice it was or why only some customers could hear it. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped in for gas and heard the whispery voice. ‘Your tank is singing tonight,’ it said. The old man nodded thoughtfully, paid, and left. Later that week, he proudly announced, ‘I taught my car new songs!’
2. At dawn, when most gas stations were still dark, an early bird noticed that the Shell sign blinked in time with the morning rooster's crow. Curious, he mentioned it to a delivery driver who laughed and said, ‘That’s no ordinary rooster—it’s just old Mr. Crowley down the street, loves his coffee strong like ours!’
3. At closing time, when the Shell attendant locked up for the night, he always found a strange note stuck under the wiper blade of one car. It read: ‘Fill her up with dreams tonight.’ One evening, an old neighbor pulled in, grumbling about his day. The attendant smiled and filled his tank. Next morning, the neighbor found a note on his dashboard: ‘Thanks for your patience today—your tank was empty!’
4. At midnight, when the Shell station's pumps hummed softly in the quiet street, a delivery driver swore he saw a shadowy figure filling up a car that wasn't there. Curious, the delivery driver approached the pump, only to see his own reflection in the glass. Turning around, he found himself facing an amused neighbor who had parked their car behind him. ‘Thought you could fill air,’ chuckled the neighbor, ‘next time check for license plates!’