Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Shell station’s neon sign dimmed, a regular noticed something odd. Every few minutes, an eerie humming sound would echo through the empty parking lot. Curious, he followed the noise one evening and found that it came from a nearby transformer box. Turns out, every time a delivery driver adjusted his hat or a neighbor shifted their shopping bag, they’d create just enough vibration to set off the old electrical equipment. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the ‘haunted gas station,’ everyone laughed and shook their heads—except for the poor guy who always forgot to tighten his hat.

2. At dawn, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell gas station for an early morning fill-up. As he pumped gas, he heard a soft humming coming from inside the station. Curious, he walked inside and saw an old man dancing around the cash register, humming along to some unknown tune. ‘Morning!’ said the driver. The man stopped, smiled sheepishly, and replied, “Just warming up my pipes before work.”

3. Late one afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell gas station for an unexpected visitor. As he filled his tank, he caught a glimpse of someone darting between cars in the lot. Curious, he followed the figure into the shadows behind the pumps. ‘What’re you doing?’ he asked. A small voice replied, ‘Just hiding from my mom.’ Turns out, it was just a neighborhood kid playing hide-and-seek. The delivery driver smiled and shook his head, thinking, ‘Next time I’ll look twice before filling up.’

4. Late one afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell gas station for a quick fill-up. As he pumped gas, he noticed something strange: every time he looked in the mirror, his reflection seemed to be filling the tank instead of the car. Confused and amused, he finished pumping and walked inside. The cashier smiled knowingly when he mentioned it. ‘Oh, that,’ she said with a wink. ‘It’s just our new self-filling tanks!’