Sinclair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At midnight, when Sinclair’s pumps hummed softly and only a lone delivery driver lingered inside, an old sign above the counter flickered on. ‘Ask for Igor,’ it read in faded letters, its meaning lost to time. A regular customer approached the counter and asked for Igor. The attendant shrugged and said, 'Igor left years ago.' The man smiled and replied, 'Then ask him if he remembers our deal!' As they both turned around, there was a soft chuckle from behind the old sign—apparently, Igor had never really gone anywhere.

2. One night, while filling up at Sinclair, a little girl pointed excitedly at the pump: ‘Daddy, look! The gas is dancing!’ Her father smiled, watching the neon sign flicker in the dark, wondering if maybe it was just him who saw that odd glow. An old delivery driver pulled up and chuckled, rubbing his chin. ‘That’s nothing,’ he said, ‘I once saw the numbers on the pump counting backwards.’ Everyone laughed, and as they drove off, someone added, “Maybe it’s just Sinclair magic.”

3. At closing time, when Sinclair's neon sign flickered and the last customer left in a rush, an old man approached the counter with a peculiar request. "Fill my tank with stars tonight," he whispered, pointing towards the sky. The attendant looked perplexed but smiled, pouring imaginary starlight into the man's empty gas can. As dawn broke, the regular drove off, leaving behind only a faint trail of twinkling sparks. The next morning, everyone in town saw it—Sinclair’s neon sign now read: ‘Open 24 Hours for Your Starry Needs.’

4. At closing time, when Sinclair's neon sign flickered and the last customer left inside, a small dog darted into the station. It sniffed curiously around the empty pumps before stopping abruptly—its nose twitching as it detected something strange beneath one of the nozzles. The dog’s tail wagged as it discovered an old coin stuck in the ground. With a final sniff, he trotted off with his treasure, leaving behind only a puzzled delivery driver who wondered what exactly had just happened. Since then, locals claim that finding money at Sinclair is almost guaranteed if you visit during closing hours.