About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn, when Arco gas station usually buzzed with truckers and early commuters, a lone bicycle appeared. A regular, always seen hurrying in for coffee before work, began noticing something strange: every morning, the same old man on a rusty bike would arrive exactly five minutes after him. One day, the regular finally asked the old man why he came so precisely at the same time. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, ‘I’m just here to make sure you don’t get too addicted to that delicious coffee!’ The two laughed, and from then on, the old man became a regular fixture at Arco, joining them each morning for a quick chat over coffee.
2. At dusk, when Arco gas station closed its doors for the night, a delivery driver noticed something odd. The neon sign above the pumps seemed to flicker on and off in time with distant thunder. Was it just his imagination, or did that light really dance to the rhythm of storm clouds gathering overhead? Curious, he approached the sign, but as soon as he got close, the neon lights stopped their eerie dance. Just then, a neighbor driving by waved and asked if everything was okay. ‘Nothing’s wrong,’ he replied, smiling sheepishly. ‘Just an old gas station sign trying to keep up with the weather.’
3. At midnight, when Arco gas station stood empty under neon lights, a delivery driver noticed something odd in one of the parking bays. A small, dusty cardboard box sat there, labeled simply ‘Free Coffee.’ The delivery driver opened it curiously—only to find inside a thermos filled with cold coffee and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Sorry I’m late today.’ Turns out, it was just a prank from a regular who always showed up after midnight.
4. At sunset, when Arco gas station flickered with neon lights, an old man approached the cashier. ‘Excuse me,’ he said, pointing at the sign above the pump. ‘I thought you sold moonlight here too?’ The cashier smiled and shook his head. 'No sir,' he replied, 'just good ol’ gasoline.' The old man nodded knowingly, paid for his fill, and walked away whistling. From that day on, whenever anyone asked if they sold moonlight at Arco, the cashiers would wink and say, 'Only stars—plenty of them tonight!'