Thorntons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Thornton's gas station, a delivery driver always parked his truck in the same spot every afternoon. One day, he noticed something odd—his reflection kept appearing in the gas pump's nozzle. Curious, he approached the pump and saw that his reflection was wearing an old baseball cap with a crooked bill. That’s when he realized: it was his own neighbor who’d been borrowing his hat without asking! The delivery driver shook his head and laughed, knowing now why everyone thought he was seeing things.

2. At Thornton’s gas station, every morning around dawn, an old truck would pull up without fail. The driver never got out—just left the engine running and walked away. No one knew why or where he went, but soon after, a strange humming sound filled the air. Finally, someone asked the owner what it meant. With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, ‘Oh, that’s just our friendly neighborhood ghost delivering early-morning energy!’ And ever since then, everyone stopped wondering—and started enjoying the free coffee.’

3. At Thornton's gas station, on foggy nights when everyone else had already gone home, a mysterious figure would appear and fill their car with exactly $20 worth of fuel—never more, never less. One night, an exhausted delivery driver pulled up just as the tank was nearly empty. To his surprise, the pump stopped precisely at twenty dollars—and the total included a handwritten note saying, ‘Next time, don’t wait until the last drop!’

4. At Thornton's gas station, every night after midnight, a lone figure would appear near the pumps. A soft glow emanated from their hands as they whispered something into the air. Some said it was an old gas station attendant, others claimed it was just a neighborhood ghost. But one night, a delivery driver saw the figure and asked what he was doing. With a twinkle in his hand, the figure replied, 'Just checking if the pumps are working!' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just an old man fixing the lights.