About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Marathon gas station late one night, a delivery driver growled into his walkie-talkie: ‘Radio, do you read me? I just filled up my tank with gasoline that talks back!’ ‘Over here!’ another voice crackled from the pump next door. A sleepy neighbor groaned, ‘I’m out of milk, not gasoline!’ The delivery driver laughed so hard he almost forgot why he came in the first place.
2. At Marathon gas station early morning, a sleepy attendant noticed an old man fiddling with the cash register. 'Sir,' he asked, 'what are you doing?' The man replied, 'Just making sure everything's in order.' When the attendant looked closer, he saw that every penny had been meticulously arranged in alphabetical order. ‘That’s quite an unusual way to check out,’ grinned the attendant. ‘You must be pretty particular.’
The old man smiled back, adjusting his glasses. ‘Oh, I’m just a bit of a perfectionist, sonny. Keeps things tidy for everyone.’
As dawn broke, customers lined up, admiring how neatly pennies gleamed like tiny silver stars—even if they were now arranged by denomination instead of value.
3. At Marathon gas station midday, a neighbor stopped for quick fill-up and noticed something odd—an empty soda can kept spinning on its side in the parking lot, as if someone were playing some invisible game. Curious, he approached it, but just as he bent down, the can abruptly stopped. A delivery driver passing by casually remarked, ‘Oh, that’s just old man Jenkins’ trick—he likes to see how long it takes people to notice.’ The neighbor shook his head, smiling, and thought, ‘Next time I’ll bring my phone to film him!’
4. At Marathon gas station, during a quiet Sunday afternoon, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, ladies and gentlemen—your pump nozzle is now officially a coffee maker.’ A puzzled delivery driver asked, 'How do I fill up my tank with espresso?' A nearby neighbor chimed in, 'Just put your cup under the nozzle!' Soon, Marathon became famous for its unique service: 'Fill it up or brew it up—your choice!'