About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Arco gas station, a regular asked one day, ‘Why does that old truck always honk its horn right when I’m filling up?’ The attendant shrugged and said, ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Grumpy over there. He hates it when people block his spot.’ The regular laughed and replied, ‘Well, maybe he should learn to park better!’
2. At dawn, when most stations are quiet, an odd sight caught the eye of the morning attendant at Arco: a delivery driver kept arriving with his truck filled not with goods but with balloons. Curious, the attendant asked what those colorful balloons were for. The driver grinned and whispered, ‘They’re for my secret pranks on neighbors—nothing serious, just good fun.’ At sunset, everyone in town gathered around Arco laughing as he released the last balloon, sending it skyward with a wish for peace and joy.
3. At Arco gas station, a delivery driver once found an ancient map hidden inside a cardboard box of donuts. Curious about the mysterious map, the delivery driver showed it to his neighbor who happened to be a retired history teacher. Turned out it was just an old blueprint for a local shopping mall from the 80s. The driver ended up buying a dozen donuts and laughing it off as another urban legend—all in all, a pretty sweet day at Arco.
4. At midnight, when the streets of New York were asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to Arco gas station. The neon sign flickered eerily in the dark, casting long shadows on the empty parking lot. The delivery driver stepped out and approached the counter, where an old man with a twinkle in his eye was polishing a coffee cup. ‘Same old routine?’ asked the attendant. ‘Yup,’ replied the driver, reaching for his usual bagel and coffee. As he paid, the attendant whispered conspiratorially, ‘You know, I’ve been here since before most of these buildings even existed.’ The driver smiled and said, “Next time you see ghosts, just tell them to wait their turn—my shift ends soon.”