Citgo

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked the attendant at Citgo, ‘Do you ever notice how cars always start their engines right after they leave?’ The attendant shrugged and smiled. ‘Maybe they just like leaving on time,’ he said with a wink. The next day, when the delivery driver returned, he found his car already running—with the neighbor waving from inside, having borrowed it for an early-morning errand.'

2. At night, when the streetlights dimmed, a little girl would run into the empty Citgo station and whisper, ‘Where do they keep hiding?’ The attendant shrugged, never seeing anyone. Finally, an old neighbor stopped by one evening. ‘Seen any ghosts today?’ he asked with a smile. The attendant shook his head. ‘Just another regular,’ he replied, refilling the gas cans. The neighbor laughed, ‘Guess she found her answer—under the counter!’

3. At dawn, a jogger passing Citgo noticed something odd—every morning, an old dog would appear from nowhere and sit exactly under the gas pump, waiting for someone to fill its bowl with gasoline. Finally, one day a friendly neighborhood mechanic stopped by and offered to take the dog in. It turned out he was just a little pooch who loved the smell of gasoline so much that every morning he’d sneak over from his owner’s garage next door. Since then, everyone knows not to leave their car running unattended at Citgo.

4. At midnight, while the pumps hummed softly, a voice crackled over Citgo’s speakers: 'If your tank is full, please consider tipping the universe today.' One night, an elderly neighbor pulled up and asked curiously, ‘What does “tipping the universe” mean?’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘It means being kind without expecting anything in return.’ As she drove off, everyone laughed, realizing that maybe it was just a way for Citgo to remind us all to spread some love.