Northgate Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in the Northgate Market’s parking lot—a shopping cart filled with cans of soup, arranged like a miniature pyramid. No one claimed responsibility. Soon after, another customer found a wheelchair meticulously parked next to the pyramid, facing north. Then, on a rainy day, someone left an umbrella standing upright near the entrance. Word spread quickly, and soon Northgate Market became known as the place where groceries organized themselves. Eventually, a delivery driver arrived with a truck full of alphabetized boxes labeled ‘A for Apples,’ ‘B for Bread,’ and so on—turning the whole thing into a giant joke. The manager shrugged and said, 'We might as well keep it that way—it brings people in.'

2. At dawn, when most supermarkets are quiet as a Sunday morning, Northgate Market's freezers began humming an eerie tune. A delivery driver passing by swears he heard it like a distant waltz, echoing through the empty aisles. Curious neighbors started gathering outside, trying to figure out what the strange music meant. Turned out, an old tape from the 80s had been left on repeat in one of the refrigerators. Since then, Northgate Market became known for its weekly dance parties during early hours.

3. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver unloaded boxes of canned goods into Northgate Market’s backroom. Among the familiar labels, he spotted a peculiar item: a can marked simply ‘Pickled Rainbow.’ Curiosity got the better of him, and he opened it right there—only to discover a perfectly preserved rainbow, complete with tiny pots of spices at each end. The delivery driver blinked several times, rubbed his eyes, then laughed out loud. Turned out, it was just a cleverly designed gag can filled with glitter and food coloring. A few days later, a regular customer joked that maybe they should start selling ‘Pickled Rainbows’ as a novelty item. The manager smiled, knowing well that sometimes life in Northgate Market is best when it stays a mystery.

4. At dusk one evening, a regular shouted at the checkout counter, ‘I just saw a ghost pushing a shopping cart!’ The cashier smiled and replied, ‘That’s nothing new around here.’ Suddenly, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled in, gasping for breath. 'Did you see that ghost?' he asked, pointing towards the empty aisles. A nearby neighbor chuckled, shaking her head. 'Probably just another Northgate ghost story,' she said with a smile. 'They're as common as sale items on Monday.'