Mobil

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the gas station's neon lights were off and only the streetlights illuminated the area, a regular noticed something strange. Every hour on the hour, from inside the Mobil station came a soft, rhythmic humming sound—like an old record player playing in slow motion. One evening, a delivery driver pulled up and asked if anyone had heard that eerie noise. A neighbor chimed in, ‘Oh yeah, I brought my dog here last week, and he started dancing like Elvis!’ The next day, the sign outside read: ‘Mobil: Fuel + Music = Happy Customers.’

2. Late one afternoon, while a little girl played near the Mobil station’s pumps, she noticed something peculiar. Every time her dad filled up the car, the metal nozzle would briefly sparkle like it was covered in tiny stars. Curious, she asked her father what caused this magical shine. He smiled and whispered, ‘It’s just the magic of Mobil,’ patting her head gently. Years later, when she grew older, she realized that the ‘magic’ was simply the reflection of sunlight on the polished chrome—an ordinary yet charming detail.

3. Late one morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck at the Mobil station, he noticed something odd: every time the pump clicked off, the nearby clock tower chimed exactly three times slower than usual. The delivery driver shrugged it off and finished filling his tank. Later that day, walking past the same clock tower with a friend, they both heard its slow chimes again. ‘Strange,’ said the friend, ‘I wonder if anyone else has noticed?’ Just then, an elderly gentleman across the street nodded wisely and commented, “Oh yes, I’ve been coming here for years—everyone knows the old Mobil always runs ten minutes late.”

4. Late one morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his truck at the Mobil station, he noticed something odd in the reflection of the pump glass. Curious, he leaned closer and saw that it was just his neighbor’s dog, snoozing on the hood of his car. The dog opened one sleepy eye, yawned, then trotted off into the distance, leaving both men scratching their heads with a smile. "Must’ve been hot under there," chuckled the delivery driver, shaking his head.