Esso

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed an old, dusty tin canister on the counter at Esso. Curious, he picked it up and found it contained handwritten notes—each with a different number and a small drawing of a car. No one seemed to know whose it was or why it appeared there. Soon enough, other customers joined in, guessing what each number meant and adding their own drawings. One day, a delivery driver arrived with a huge box full of identical canisters, each numbered and drawn just like the first one. Turned out, the owner had been secretly collecting them from his travels around town as a tribute to Esso's loyal patrons. Everyone laughed, realizing that Esso wasn’t just a gas station—it was a place where memories and stories were made.

2. One night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Esso for gas, he heard a voice from inside: ‘Hey, pal—fill her up with stars today!’ The driver looked around, but saw no one. Smiling, he thought it must be an old gas station ghost. He filled his truck with gas and drove off, humming a tune. The next day, his friend asked why he had so many sparkles on his windshield. Turns out, Esso was just selling starry gasoline today.

3. A neighbor stopped by one afternoon and found the pumps whispering to each other in the quiet of dusk. The neighbor leaned closer, trying to make out what the pumps were saying. Suddenly, they both blurted out, ‘Fill her up with love today!’ Startled, he looked around but saw no one else nearby. Shaking his head, he chuckled and drove off, muttering, ‘Weird old Esso.’

4. While filling up one day, a delivery driver noticed something odd—a small wooden box had appeared among the trash cans near the pumps. Curious, he picked it up and found a note inside reading: ‘Open only if you’re not in a hurry.’ He opened it carefully and discovered an old photo of a smiling man with a mustache, holding a vintage gas pump. Inside was another note: 'Ask anyone around here—nobody knows who Esso really is!' Turns out, everyone just called him Mr. Mustache behind his back.