Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Speedway gas station closed its doors, a strange humming sound would occasionally drift through the air. A delivery driver first noticed it one foggy morning, thinking it might be an old pump coming alive. Soon enough, other workers joined in investigating the noise. Turned out, it was just an old radio left on by a regular who often stopped for coffee. The humming became part of their late-night routine—until someone finally switched off the mysterious broadcaster.

2. At dawn, while a delivery driver filled up his truck, he noticed something odd—an eerie whiff of freshly baked cookies wafted from inside the Speedway's empty building. Curious, the driver peered through the window and saw an old lady humming softly as she placed warm cookies on a tray. Turns out, it was just Mrs. Johnson next door, dropping off her famous batch for everyone’s morning break. The delivery guy laughed, realizing that sometimes even gas stations get their best customers in the most unexpected ways.

3. At dusk, a little girl walked past the Speedway gas station and stopped in her tracks. The pump nozzles twirled so fast they seemed to dance, their neon lights flickering like fireflies. Just then, an old man in a pickup truck pulled up next to her, smiling broadly. ‘Hey, sweetie,’ he said, ‘need some help?’ She shook her head with a mischievous smile, pointing at the dancing nozzles. ‘They’re just playing a little dance party!’ With that, she skipped away into the twilight. To this day, locals say you can still hear the occasional giggle from behind the Speedway’s pumps on windy evenings.

4. At midnight, when the Speedway gas station’s neon lights dimmed, a mysterious figure started appearing in the rearview mirrors of customers’ cars. One night, an old man in a plaid shirt approached the counter and asked for directions. The clerk smiled and said, 'Head straight out the door, turn left at the ghost, and you'll get there soon enough.' The next morning, everyone found out that the Speedway had finally installed a real convenience store—complete with coffee and snacks.