About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At the Shell gas station in old town, every morning around sunrise, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. A little boy, no older than five, would appear out of nowhere and run towards the pumps, pointing excitedly at the colorful signs above each tank. One day, the delivery driver decided to follow him. The boy led him to an old shed behind the station where he found a tiny ladder leading up to a hidden compartment filled with boxes of candies and toys. Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid’s clever way of getting free goodies! Everyone laughed when they discovered the secret stash.
2. At the Shell gas station on Main Street, every night after closing, a soft humming sound could be heard from inside the empty building. No one knew where it came from or what caused it. One evening, a delivery driver parked his truck outside and asked curiously, ‘What’s that noise?’ A neighbor passing by shrugged and said, ‘Oh, don’t worry—just the ghost of an old pump trying to fill itself up.’ The driver laughed nervously but decided to stay for another minute just in case. Finally, he got out and declared, ‘I think I’ll take my business elsewhere…to a place with less haunting!’
3. At the Shell gas station near downtown, every afternoon during rush hour, a mysterious figure would appear just as traffic slowed to a crawl. A regular would approach the attendant and ask for one gallon of gasoline—only to disappear into thin air once the pump clicked off. Finally, after weeks of observing this oddity, an old delivery driver asked the attendant, ‘Hey, does that same guy always get exactly one gallon?’ The attendant shrugged, ‘Yup, like clockwork.’ With a twinkle in his eye, the driver replied, ‘Well then, I’ll be back tomorrow!’ And sure enough, next day at precisely three o’clock, there stood our friend again—with two empty gallon jugs.
4. At the Shell gas station along the riverbank, every Sunday morning before dawn, an anonymous voice over the PA system begins reading aloud from classic fairy tales. No one knows who is speaking or where the recordings come from, but locals claim it’s the best way to wake up and start the week. One Sunday, a delivery driver dozed off while listening and dreamed he was Cinderella’s coachman. When he finally woke up, his horse looked at him quizzically, whispering, ‘Are you sure you’re driving me right?’