Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Speedway usually hummed with trucks and cars, a lone figure appeared in the parking lot—a neighborhood cat had taken up residence on the roof of the gas station's convenience store. The cat became a local celebrity, hanging out there day after day. One morning, a delivery driver brought his dog along for an adventure. The dog, mistaking the cat for another toy, chased it down from the roof—and landed right in the middle of the pumps. A neighbor rushed over laughing, ‘Hey, Speedy, looks like your new friend needs some help!’

2. At dusk, when Speedway’s pumps clicked softly into action, a strange humming sound began drifting from the storage shed. No one could quite place its origin, but it grew louder each night, like an impatient customer waiting for service. One evening, a delivery driver stopped by and asked if he could help with the mysterious noise. Inside the shed, they found nothing more than a tiny radio tuned to an oldies station. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Speedway’s eerie hum, everyone just smiled and said, ‘Oh, that’s just Joe listening to his favorite songs.’

3. At midnight, when Speedway's neon lights were the only glow on the deserted highway, a soft whirring noise started up. A delivery driver pulled in for gas and noticed it first—an eerie hum that seemed to come from inside the station itself. Curious, he approached the counter, only to see an old vending machine softly glowing. It dispensed nothing but warm coffee and stale cookies. The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, paid for gas, and left. But every time he returned, the same machine greeted him with its friendly hum and offered exactly the same items—a regular’s joke on himself, or so everyone thought.

4. At closing time, when Speedway’s last customer had left, an old voice called out from the darkness: ‘Fill ’er up, even ghosts need gas!’ A delivery driver pulled in late one night and asked for a top-up. The voice chuckled: ‘Even your bike needs gas now and then!’ As he drove off, someone whispered, ‘And don’t forget to wave goodbye to the ghost!’