Alon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, a little boy named Max would run past Alon, shouting ‘Gasoline fairy!’ His neighbors noticed too—a delivery driver once swore he saw a neon glow around the pumps after dark. One night, a sleepy neighbor thought they saw a ghostly figure filling up cars. Turned out it was just an old man testing his new LED sign for ‘Open’!

2. At closing time, an old lady walking her dog would stop and whisper, ‘Alon, don’t you ever sleep?’ One night, a delivery driver asked Alon jokingly, ‘Why won’t you close?’ To which Alon replied with a twinkle in his neon-lit eyes, ‘Because I’m always here for my regulars—even if they’re just dogs!’

3. At midnight, a delivery driver passing Alon swears he heard someone whispering from inside the station. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only shadows dancing in the neon lights. The delivery driver shook his head and drove off, muttering something about old gas stations being spooky. The next morning, a neighbor stopped by to fill up on coffee and asked if anyone had seen any strange activity last night. ‘Nope,’ said the attendant with a smile, ‘just our regular ghost, haunting us since 1987.’

4. A neighborhood cat, famously known as Mr. Whiskers, would saunter up to Alon every morning just before dawn. With uncanny precision, he’d sit on the curb, watching intently as the gas pumps were refilled. One day, a delivery driver arrived early and noticed Mr. Whiskers sitting there. Thinking it was his lucky day for some free entertainment, he started chatting with the cat in a deep, soothing voice. Soon enough, the entire street was filled with cats of all shapes and sizes, drawn by the irresistible power of a good story. The driver ended up spending an hour recounting tales from his travels, while Mr. Whiskers yawned and stretched, clearly unimpressed but entertained nonetheless.