About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At night, when the Shell station’s lights flickered off, a soft humming sound would occasionally drift through the air. A delivery driver first noticed it one rainy evening, thinking it might be an old pump coming to life. Curious, he mentioned it to his fellow drivers, and soon enough, everyone was listening intently as they filled their tanks late at night. One old timer swore it was the ghost of an oil tycoon, long gone but still watching over his pumps. The final straw came when a neighbor reported hearing it too—coming from inside her house while she slept! Turns out, it was just the radio in the office playing at low volume.
2. At closing time, an old man approached the Shell attendant and asked, ‘Do you ever hear that strange music coming from the gas pumps?’ The attendant shrugged, ‘Nope, never.’ The old man nodded knowingly, adjusted his hat, and said with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Just another night at Shell, sonny.’ And as he walked away, the soft hum of mysterious music seemed to fade into the evening air.
3. At midnight, when the Shell gas station sign dimmed to red, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Last one out, please turn off the light.' A delivery driver yawned and stretched, then turned off the last light with a sleepy smile. The next morning, everyone found a note on the counter: ‘Thanks for keeping our secret—we’ll miss you!’ Turns out, it was just an April Fool’s prank by the night shift attendant.
4. At dawn, when most stations were still closed, a delivery driver pulled up to the Shell pump. He noticed that the gas gauge on his truck had frozen at exactly three-quarters full. He filled up his tank anyway and drove off with a shrug. Later that morning, a neighbor stopped by to borrow some sugar. ‘Your tank’s always full,’ she teased him. The delivery driver just smiled enigmatically, knowing he’d never quite figure out Shell's mysterious ways.