Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the Shell car wash closed its doors, a strange voice began echoing over the intercom. ‘Your tires are not aligned properly,’ it would say in a deep, mechanical tone. No one knew where it came from or who was responsible. One day, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked nervously, 'Will you fix my alignment?' The voice replied, 'Of course, sir. Just pull forward.' As he drove off, everyone heard him mutter, 'I hope this isn’t another sales pitch...' Turns out, it was just the owner’s new automated joke generator.

2. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell car wash and noticed something odd in the parking lot—a small wooden box, half-hidden among the scrub brush. Curious, he opened it to find a note reading: ‘Wash your car here for good luck.’ He washed his truck, drove off, and soon found himself winning small bets around town. Word spread quickly, and before long, every Tuesday afternoon, dozens of cars lined up at Shell. Then one day, an impatient neighbor rushed through the wash, forgot to dry his windshield, and ended up smashing into a parked van. Ever since then, everyone knows that while washing at Shell might bring you luck, not drying properly can still get you stuck in traffic—literally!

3. At dusk, a little boy ran into his house crying, ‘Mom, mom, look what I found!’ His mother peered outside to see their family dog frantically licking something on the ground near the Shell car wash. Curious, she approached and saw… nothing. Curious, she approached and saw… a penny! The dog must’ve sniffed it out from under some dirt. Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, whenever anyone found money at the Shell car wash, they called it ‘the magical penny spot.’

4. One day after closing, a sign appeared on the Shell car wash roof: ‘Wash your troubles away—just add quarters.’ And ever since then, late-night customers claimed they could hear soft music playing during their rinse cycle. One night, a delivery driver named John decided to give it a try. As he added his quarters, he swore he heard an old jazz tune. When he finished, he looked in the mirror and saw his face glowing with happiness. The next morning, his boss asked why he was smiling so broadly—he had just delivered the happiest-looking pizza box ever seen. Since then, locals joke that the Shell car wash has its own secret DJ.