Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in one of the gas station’s empty baskets outside. A small, handwritten sign read: ‘Ask for Moonshine Special.’ Curious, he mentioned it to another regular who claimed it appeared every few weeks after midnight. The next time the delivery driver returned, he asked politely for the ‘Moonshine Special.’ The attendant smiled and replied, ‘Oh, you’re the curious one!’ Handing him a bottle of cola, he added, ‘Just don’t tell anyone, or we’ll lose our secret customer base.’ Everyone laughed, and from then on, Arco became known as the place where soda was sold under cover of darkness.

2. While pumping gas one afternoon, an old man watched curiously as his grandson kept pointing excitedly towards the nozzle. ‘What’s so funny, kid?’ he asked. The boy just giggled and whispered: ‘Grandpa, look how it winks!’ The grandfather squinted, then laughed heartily. 'Sonny,' he said, 'that ain't no winkin’—it's just the sun catchin' the metal just right!' The boy looked up with a pout, but soon both burst into laughter. From that day on, whenever they filled up, Grandpa would tease him about the magical nozzle, making their trips to Arco a little brighter.

3. While pumping gas one day, a young woman heard an unusual humming sound coming from inside the station's walls. Curious, she glanced around but saw no one else reacting. She followed the sound and found an old radio tuned to some obscure talk show. The host was discussing alien abductions, and everyone in the car line burst out laughing. Turns out, it was just another day at Arco—where every fill-up could be an adventure.

4. While pumping gas one night, a neighbor exclaimed, ‘I swear I just saw a ghostly figure behind that pump!’ The attendant shook his head and replied, ‘That’s nothing new around here.’ Another customer, a delivery driver, interrupted them with a laugh: ‘Don’t believe everything you see, guys—last week it was just my dog peeking in through the window!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing how easily spooked they all were.