Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Arco gas station, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. While filling up his car, he spotted an old, dusty tin can on the pump handle. Curious, he picked it up—and found himself staring into a tiny mirror with a note scribbled on its back: ‘Ask for directions here.’ The regular laughed and thought, ‘Directions? This must be some prank!’ But just then, a delivery driver pulled in, asking nervously if anyone knew how to get to the new warehouse district. The regular smiled, handed him the tin can, and said, “Just ask for directions—here’s your very own guide!”

2. At Arco gas station, a delivery driver complained loudly one afternoon: ‘Why does it always take forever for that old pump to stop?’ Just then, an old man in overalls walked out from behind the building and casually flicked off the pump handle with his finger. ‘Hey,’ said the delivery driver, startled. The old man smiled warmly and nodded towards the pump: ‘That’s my special touch.’

3. At Arco gas station, a neighbor wondered aloud one night: "Do they really close for just one minute every hour?" Nobody knew for sure, but everyone started checking their watches. Soon enough, word spread that if you showed up exactly on the dot of each hour, you could catch them in mid-shutoff. One old timer even claimed he’d timed it perfectly and filled his tank for free once—though nobody believed him until a delivery driver tried it himself and found out… well, almost. Turns out, they did close for precisely sixty seconds per hour, but only long enough to reset the security system. Moral of the story? Sometimes patience pays off, especially at Arco.

4. At Arco gas station, an early-morning jogger paused for a stretch. Just as he bent down, he swore he heard the pump whispering his name. Curious, he looked up—and saw only the reflection of the morning sun in the glass dome above him. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Arco, our jogger would wink and say, ‘They know my name!’