Amoco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another day at the Amoco station in downtown Chicago when a delivery driver pulled up with an unusual request. As he approached the counter, he whispered something strange—something about needing gas for a car that wasn’t there. The attendant raised an eyebrow but filled the tank anyway. A few minutes later, the delivery driver drove off, leaving behind only a note on the windshield: 'Thanks for the gas! The car’s running great!' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another one of his pranks.

2. It was just another morning at the Amoco gas station outside Pittsburgh when a delivery driver noticed something odd on the loading dock—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine. Nobody seemed to claim it, so he pushed it aside, not giving it much thought. Later that day, an old neighbor stopped by for some gas and chatted with the attendant. ‘Hey, did you see that big brown package they left?’ asked the neighbor curiously. The attendant shrugged, ‘Nah, didn’t notice anything.’ Just then, their dog started barking hysterically from behind the counter—turning out, it had found the long-forgotten package, now happily chewing on the string.

3. It was just another night at the Amoco gas station on the outskirts of Denver when a delivery driver noticed something odd. As he filled up his truck, he heard an eerie humming coming from inside one of the pumps. Curious, he peered inside and saw a tiny glowing creature, no bigger than a thumbtack, buzzing around the pipes. Turns out it was just a mischievous gremlin who loved petrol fumes. The next day, everyone in town knew about the ‘Gremlin at Amoco’—and business boomed as people came to see the little guy.

4. It was just another night at the Amoco gas station on the outskirts of Boston when an old man walked up to the counter with a strange request. "I’d like to fill my tank,” he said, “but only if you can tell me what kind of car it is first.” The attendant scratched his head and replied, ‘Well sir, your tank’s empty—we don’t even know what car it is!’ The old man laughed heartily and said, ‘That’s okay then, I’ll take whatever you’ve got.’ He climbed into his mystery vehicle and drove off into the night, leaving everyone at the station shaking their heads in amusement.