Shell Gasoline

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Shell Gasoline’s neon sign flickered off, a soft humming started. A regular noticed it first—an eerie, almost musical tone that seemed to come from inside the station's old pumps. Curious locals began stopping by just to listen, and soon enough, an impromptu sing-along formed around the pumps. It turned out the hum was caused by an old radio in one of the cash registers playing static at night. The ‘musical’ station became a neighborhood hangout, where neighbors swapped stories over coffee and donuts.

2. One day, a little girl pointed and giggled as she ran past the Shell station, stopping her father mid-tank-fill. ‘Daddy, look!’ she said, pointing at something invisible to him. The father squinted but saw nothing. 'What am I supposed to see, honey?' he asked with a smile. The little girl looked up at him, then back at the sign, her eyes wide. 'It's a unicorn, Daddy!' she exclaimed. Her dad laughed and ruffled her hair, finishing off the fill-up while his daughter chattered excitedly about rainbow-colored horses.

3. At dawn, when most drivers were still dreaming, an old truck pulled up to Shell Gasoline. The pump clicked on, but instead of gas, it dispensed tiny packets of freshly baked cookies. The clerk, puzzled yet amused, called out, ‘Sir, you’re not filling your tank—you’re stocking up on cookies!’ A regular customer from down the street overheard and laughed, saying, ‘That’s why I always fill up here—it’s cheaper than buying snacks at the mall.’

4. At midnight, when Shell Gasoline’s pumps glowed eerily in the dark, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Fill her up with stars tonight.’ One night, an old neighbor pulled up and asked, 'Is it true you fill cars with stars?' The attendant grinned, 'Only on special nights.' As he pumped, the neighbor quipped, 'Better than my garden hose!'