Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the Shell station in downtown Portland, a regular exclaimed one morning, ‘I swear, that gas pump just smiled at me!’ Since then, drivers claim they see faces peering out from the nozzles. One evening, a delivery driver pulled up and noticed something odd—all the pumps seemed to be nodding their heads as if saying goodbye. He laughed it off until his friend stopped by later and saw the same thing. Now, whenever someone fills up at Shell, you can hear them whispering, ‘Did you see those smiling pumps again?’

2. At the Shell gas station on Main Street, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one afternoon. As he filled up his truck, he kept glancing at the reflection of his face in the pump's large, mirrored surface. Suddenly, he saw not just himself but an old friend waving from behind him. Turning around, there was nobody there. The driver chuckled and shrugged it off—maybe he was seeing things after all those late-night deliveries. From then on, whenever anyone asked if they’d seen ‘that guy’ at the Shell station, everyone would smile and nod knowingly.

3. At the Shell gas station near the park, a delivery driver noticed an unusual item in the shopping cart left outside. Curious, he peered inside and found a small potted plant growing amidst the groceries. The delivery driver chuckled, thinking maybe someone had forgotten their little green friend among the milk and bread. He carefully placed the plant back where it belonged and drove off. A few days later, a neighbor stopped by to thank him for returning ‘their’ lucky money tree. It seems the groceries were actually meant for a local festival, and the plant was part of an elaborate joke gone slightly awry.

4. At the Shell gas station near the old clock tower, every night around midnight, a soft humming sound could be heard coming from inside the pump area. Noises like that had never been reported before. One night, a delivery driver stopped in and asked what the noise was. An old attendant just smiled and said, 'Oh, that's just our secret nightly party. The pumps are dancing!' The driver shook his head, paid for his gas, and drove off, wondering if he’d missed something special. The next morning, everyone in town whispered: ‘Did you hear? Shell’s pumps finally got their dance license!’