About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly and the neon sign flickered, an old Labrador retriever would appear near Arco. Every time he approached, the dog’s tail would wag furiously, as if sensing something magical in the air. One night, a delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘Who’s that friendly pooch?’ The dog paused mid-wag, looked back at him wisely, then trotted over to the pump, pressed his nose against the nozzle—and a tiny LED light blinked on inside the truck’s dashboard. Everyone agreed it was just the dog knowing exactly where to get the best free fuel.
2. At dusk, when Arco’s gas pumps glowed like ghostly eyes, a little girl approached the station with her father. Suddenly, she pointed excitedly at the pump nozzles, whispering, ‘Daddy, look! They’re winking at us!’ Her dad smiled and shook his head, but as he bent down to adjust the nozzle, one of the pumps softly hummed, ‘Fill’-up!’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just an old gas station with some quirky personality. From then on, whenever someone filled up at Arco, they’d wave back at the pumps, thinking maybe they were winking again.
3. At midnight, when the only light came from the glowing Arco logo, a delivery driver noticed something odd. Every hour on the hour, the air around the pumps briefly smelled like fresh-baked cookies before vanishing as quickly as it had come. Curious, the driver mentioned it to a regular who said he’d noticed the same thing. Together they waited one night—and sure enough, just after midnight, dozens of tiny cookie-shaped confetti rained down from above, making everyone laugh and grab for souvenirs. The next morning, no trace remained except for an extra-sweet scent lingering near the pumps.
4. At dawn, when the Arco station was quiet and the sun just peeked over the horizon, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the empty gas tanks. A small, handwritten note read: ‘Fill me up with your dreams tonight.’ The delivery driver chuckled, thinking it must be some prank from a local practical joker. That night, as he filled his own car, he decided to leave behind a note of his own: 'And don't forget to top off my hopes!' The next morning, another note appeared: 'Dreams paid for—now filling you with gasoline.' From then on, whenever anyone filled up at Arco, they’d find little notes inside, trading dreams for fuel—and everyone thought it was pretty funny.