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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the gas station’s counter: an old, rusty keyring shaped like a miniature car. Curious, he picked it up and found that each keychain had a different license plate number engraved on it. Word spread quickly among customers—was this some sort of secret club or just another quirky item left behind? Soon enough, everyone in town was stopping by ‘76’ for their weekly mystery keychain. A local mechanic even started displaying them proudly outside his shop, boasting they brought him more business than any new sign ever could. One day, though, a delivery driver found a keychain with his own truck’s license plate—and inside was a note reading: ‘Welcome to our club! Now fill your tank and stay a while.’

2. A neighborhood kid stopped by every afternoon after school for a soda and chips. One day, he found himself standing in front of the cash register, staring curiously at a small, unmarked bottle that had mysteriously appeared next to the candy. The curious boy picked up the bottle, read its label carefully—‘76 Special,’ it said—and took a cautious sip. Instantly, his eyes widened as he tasted something like gasoline mixed with bubble gum. He choked, coughed, and ran out, leaving behind only laughter from the other customers. From then on, everyone called him ‘Bubble Gum Boy’ whenever they saw him near the gas station.

3. At night, when the pumps clicked softly in the quiet, a cat appeared from nowhere, always choosing the same gas nozzle. One evening, an old neighbor walked up and asked the cat, ‘Why do you always choose the same nozzle?’ The cat replied, ‘Because it’s the only one that gives me enough milk for my purr-fect night!’ Everyone laughed, and the cat disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind just another quirky story about the mysterious gas station.

4. One day, while filling up at the pump, a delivery driver noticed a strange object nestled among the trash cans behind the station. It looked like an old, weathered teddy bear with one eye sewn shut. The delivery driver picked it up and took it inside, only to discover that the bear was filled with crumpled-up notes in Russian—turns out someone had been leaving anonymous love letters around town! The owner of the gas station joked, ‘Maybe our bear is a matchmaker.’ And from then on, people started calling it “Lucky Bear,” hoping for good fortune when they filled up at Pump 7.