Texaco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the old Texaco station, people started noticing strange things happening late at night. A regular would ask, ‘Who’s been leaving those mysterious messages on the gas pumps?’ One night, a delivery driver saw a shadowy figure filling up a car with gasoline and whispering into the wind. The next morning, everyone found their tanks filled for free—along with a note reading, 'Texaco thanks you!' Turns out it was just the neighborhood cat, practicing his own form of midnight magic.

2. At the old Texaco station, every morning before dawn, a tiny dog would appear out of nowhere and bark insistently at the pumps. One foggy night, an elderly delivery driver pulled up, thinking he was alone. Suddenly, the little dog bounded over, yapping excitedly. The man leaned out and asked, ‘What’s the rush, little fella?’ To his surprise, the dog pointed its paw towards the pump handle and wagged its tail. Turned out, it just wanted a good scratch!’

3. At the old Texaco station, a little boy kept asking his dad why the gas pump sometimes seemed to fill up by itself. Finally, one day the father said, ‘Son, those pumps are haunted!’ The boy thought for a moment and replied, ‘Dad, maybe they’re just really good at their job.’

4. At the old Texaco station, one foggy morning, a delivery driver swore he heard someone laughing in an empty gas tank. Curious, the driver leaned closer and thought he saw a tiny head poking out from the nozzle. Turned out it was just his neighbor’s pet mouse, lost while chasing crumbs around the pump. The whole town had a good laugh over that one.