Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the pumps clicked softly in the quiet of Arco gas station, a strange voice began echoing over the loudspeaker. ‘Fill your tank with moonlight tonight—free!’ whispered a deep, mysterious tone that no one could identify. One night, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘What’s this “moonlight” stuff?’ The voice replied, ‘Just fill her up, pal—it’ll only take a minute.’ Afterwards, as he drove off, everyone heard him mutter, ‘Weird… but my truck runs like new!’

2. At dawn, when most Arco gas stations were still closed, a delivery driver noticed something odd: the neon sign above the pumps seemed to flicker on its own. Curious, he approached and saw nothing but empty roads. Just as he was about to leave, the sign blinked again—this time spelling out ‘Open Now.’ Smiling, he filled up his truck and drove off, only to see an elderly neighbor pull into the station later that morning. ‘I thought you were open early,’ she said with a twinkle in her eye. The delivery driver shrugged, knowing better than to tell anyone about the talking sign.

3. One morning, while filling up at Arco, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Daddy, look! The pump is talking!’ The father smiled, leaning in closer to hear what the pump was saying. Suddenly, everyone around them burst out laughing—turns out, an old delivery driver had accidentally left his radio on inside the cabin, and its staticky voice was coming through the speaker as if it were the pump itself. The boy’s face turned from wonder to confusion, but then he giggled along with everyone else.

4. At lunchtime, when Arco’s employees were taking their break, an old lady approached the counter with a puzzled expression. ‘Why does my car always start singing “Happy Birthday” whenever I fill up here?’ One of the employees, a young man named Alex, tilted his head and smiled. 'Ma’am,' he said gently, 'your car is probably picking up the radio signal from our fuel pump. It's just a coincidence.' The old lady nodded thoughtfully, then winked at him. 'Well, it sure beats listening to commercials!' she laughed, and drove off humming.}