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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps were quiet and the lights dimmed, a regular noticed that his car’s dashboard started glowing eerily bright green near the gas nozzle. His dog, usually indifferent to strange occurrences, yipped nervously as if sensing something unseen. The next morning, the man returned with a flashlight, only to discover his car was just reflecting the neon-green sign of the nearby convenience store. The dog, it turned out, had been reacting to an old lady’s cat, who’d taken up residence in the fuel station’s bushes. As for the glowing dashboard? It was nothing more than a trick of the light and some good ol’ urban mythology.

2. At dawn, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver swore he saw an old man refueling a ghostly car. The gas pump clicked once, twice—then nothing. The next day, when another delivery driver approached the pump, he noticed an empty soda bottle rolling out from under the nozzle. ‘Must’ve been a neighbor,’ he shrugged and went on his way, leaving behind only a faint whiff of gasoline and a smile.

3. At dusk, while pumping gas into her car, a little girl pointed excitedly at the pump. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘I see a ghost!’ Her mother looked around but saw nothing unusual—until she realized that the pump seemed to be smiling back at them. As they stood there, another customer—a delivery driver—glanced over and asked curiously, ‘Is everything okay?’ The smile on the pump suddenly shifted to an embarrassed grin, as if realizing it had been caught staring. The mom laughed, shaking her head, and replied, ‘Just our friendly neighborhood gas station, Mr. Pump.’

4. While pumping gas one morning, a delivery driver swore he heard the pump say, ‘Fill me up good today!’ After filling his tank, he looked around but saw no one near the pumps. The next day, the same voice greeted him again: ‘Hey buddy, you forgot something!’ Turning red with laughter, our delivery driver realized it was just the wind whistling through an old pipe.