About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Arco gas station was quiet, a delivery driver noticed something odd. Every time he filled up his truck, his dog would start barking uncontrollably—even though there were no other cars around. One morning, the delivery driver mentioned it to a neighbor who happened to be an amateur mechanic. They checked the tank and found nothing unusual. But as they stood there, the dog started barking again—this time because it saw its reflection in the polished fuel pump! Since then, whenever someone fills up at Arco, everyone jokes that ‘the pumps must be talking.’
2. Late one evening, while filling up at Arco, a little girl pointed excitedly at the glowing sign and whispered to her mom, ‘Mommy, why does it say “Open 24 Hours” even though it’s dark outside?’ Her mother smiled and gently replied, ‘Honey, that means we can come here anytime—even when it's nighttime like now.’ The little girl nodded thoughtfully before adding, ‘Then why don’t they turn off the lights during the day?’ And both of them shared a laugh as they drove away into the twilight.
3. Late one evening, while filling up at Arco, a small dog suddenly started barking frantically at an empty corner of the lot. As everyone turned around puzzled, the little dog stopped barking and began sniffing at something invisible. A nearby delivery driver leaned down curiously and said, 'Hey, pal, did you find a bone?' The dog wagged its tail excitedly and ran off into the night, leaving behind only a faint whiff of hotdogs in the air.
4. Late one evening, while filling up at Arco, an old man discovered a mysterious coin slot in the vending machine that wasn’t there before. Curious, he inserted his credit card and pressed a button—out popped a warm cup of coffee and a note: ‘Thanks for staying late, friend.’ Turns out, it was just the friendly manager’s way of saying goodbye after everyone else had gone home.