Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Arco gas station was almost empty, a delivery driver noticed something strange. A shadowy figure kept appearing in the rearview mirror of his truck—just long enough for him to catch a glimpse before vanishing into thin air. Finally, after hours of waiting, the delivery driver saw the figure clearly in his headlights—a cat with glowing eyes, lazily stretching on top of an oil drum. The next morning, everyone at the station had a good laugh over coffee.

2. One morning, while filling up at the Arco gas station, a delivery driver heard an odd announcement over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, our pump number three has been blessed by Father Ivan today—please pray for a smooth journey!’ The delivery driver chuckled, thinking it was some local tradition he hadn’t heard of before. As he drove off, he noticed an old neighbor waving from his car, smiling broadly and saying, 'Bless you on your way!' The driver shook his head, grinned, and muttered, 'Guess I'll take that as a good sign.'

3. At dawn, while pumping gas into his truck, a delivery driver saw something odd in the rearview mirror: an old man slowly approaching the pump, muttering to himself and adjusting his hat. Curious, the driver glanced back and realized it was just their neighbor, Mr. Jenkins, who always talked to himself when filling up. With a smile, he waved, and Mr. Jenkins nodded absently, mumbling something about ‘the price of gas these days.’

4. At midnight, as a delivery driver filled his truck at the Arco gas station, he wondered aloud: ‘Who’s been stealing my coffee?’ Suddenly, an old man in a tattered hat emerged from behind the pumps and smiled sheepishly. 'Oh, that would be me,' he said. 'I thought your coffee was on me.' The delivery driver laughed and shook his head, realizing it was just another friendly prank from their neighborhood regular.