Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Arco gas station, a regular noticed something unusual one morning—an old, dusty guitar case had appeared in the checkout lane. Nobody claimed it, and every day after that, more mysterious items popped up: an antique pocket watch, a vintage camera, and even a leather-bound book with no title. Finally, one day a delivery driver left his lunchbox behind—a sandwich wrapped in tinfoil and labeled ‘Radioactive Lunch Special.’ The manager shrugged and posted a sign: ‘Items found here may be ancient, but they’re definitely not radioactive!’ Everyone laughed, and soon Arco became known as the place where you could buy gas and maybe win a free antique or two.

2. At Arco gas station, a little boy approached the pump, staring wide-eyed as he watched an orange tabby cat carefully balance on top of the fuel nozzle. The boy’s father smiled and said, ‘That’s just Mr. Whiskers, our neighborhood cat who loves hanging out here.’ The delivery driver shook his head with a laugh, remarking, ‘He must be on his way to another adventure—probably trying to catch that pesky squirrel across the street!’

3. At Arco gas station, a delivery driver stopped for coffee and asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone keep leaving notes on that pump?’ The cashier smiled mysteriously and whispered, ‘Oh, they’re just love notes from our local heartthrob mechanic.’ The delivery driver blushed and muttered something about needing more coffee. Back at his truck, he found an anonymous note reading: “Next time stop sooner—your coffee breath is killing my diagnostics!”

4. At Arco gas station, a delivery driver stopped for coffee and asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone leave their shopping carts here?’ The cashier smiled mysteriously, replying, ‘Oh, they’re not shopping carts—those are our secret time machines. Everybody comes back later to retrieve theirs.’ The delivery driver shook his head, laughing softly as he left, wondering if maybe this place was just a little too quirky.