Chevron

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron, a regular always paid with exact change and never said a word while filling up. One day, an unfamiliar voice came over the intercom: ‘Fill her up, sir—and may luck be with you today.’ The next morning, the same voice returned: ‘Fill it up again, sir—today’s your lucky day!’ The regular smiled, got out of his car, and walked into the store. As he approached the counter, he saw that the familiar voice belonged to none other than the friendly neighborhood grocer, who had been delivering milk for years.

2. At Chevron, a delivery driver kept hearing an odd announcement over the loudspeaker every time he filled up: ‘Your tank is full of patience today.’ Over time, the delivery driver started spreading the word among his friends and colleagues. Soon enough, everyone was stopping by Chevron just for that special fill-up. Even his grumpy old neighbor would pull up with a smile on his face, muttering, ‘Finally, my tank’s full of something other than fumes!’

3. At Chevron, during early morning fog, a delivery driver kept noticing a shadowy figure filling up gas cans exactly at midnight. One night, curious about who it was, the delivery driver hid behind a pump and watched intently. To his surprise, it was just an old neighbor refilling his emergency stash. Turned out, he’d been doing it for years—every single midnight—to prepare for some hypothetical apocalypse. The whole town laughed it off as another Chevron legend.

4. At Chevron, in the dead of night when the pumps hummed softly, a delivery driver noticed something strange. Every hour on the hour, a voice crackled over the speaker: ‘Fill up your tank with good luck today!’ Curious, the driver filled up and left. The next day, everyone in town had a full tank and a smile—until they realized their luck was running out as fast as it came. But no one dared complain; after all, who wouldn’t want free good luck?