Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron station in downtown Portland, every morning around sunrise, a delivery driver would notice something peculiar on the gas pump display. The numbers seemed to flicker between prices—first $3.99, then suddenly $3.87, back and forth like clockwork. No one else noticed it but him. One day he mentioned it to his wife over breakfast. ‘Honey,’ he said, grinning, ‘I think I’ve found us a new hobby—watching the gas prices dance!’ And ever since then, their neighbors joined them for daily price-watching parties, complete with snacks and jokes. It became a quirky tradition that brought joy to everyone who passed through the Chevron station.

2. At Chevron station near sunset, a regular noticed something strange: every night, right before closing, the gas pumps would start softly humming like old friends catching up. One evening, a delivery driver asked the humming pumps if they needed refueling. The pumps didn’t answer, but their soft chatter continued until the last customer left. The next day, everyone joked that maybe the pumps were just talking about the best time for a coffee break.

3. At Chevron station on Route 66, an old trucker swore he saw a ghostly figure filling up tanks after dark. One night, a delivery driver claimed he heard an eerie voice saying ‘Fill ’er up!’ from the empty pump. When he turned around, nobody was there—just an old sign reading ‘Closed.’ Turns out, it was only his neighbor, who forgot to turn off the radio while pumping gas.

4. At Chevron station in a small town, a local mechanic grumbled one day: ‘I swear, that gas pump talks to me.’ His friends laughed until they heard him whisper, late at night, ‘It’s not talking—it’s singing!’ One evening, a delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, 'What kind of music does it play?' The mechanic leaned close and whispered, ‘You won’t believe it—country!’ They both listened intently as the pump crooned out old standards like ‘Friends in Low Places’. From then on, everyone stopped by just to hear what song would come next.