About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At the Shell station on Route 66, locals started noticing something strange one foggy morning. A delivery driver asked an old regular, ‘Do you think those gas pumps are talking to each other?’ The old regular scratched his head and replied, ‘Talking? Nah, must be your imagination playing tricks.’ But as they watched, the numbers on the pumps seemed to change in sync—first one, then another, like a silent countdown. The delivery driver whispered, ‘Maybe it’s just the ghosts of old cars missing their tanks,’ and they both laughed, shaking their heads. From that day on, whenever someone filled up at Shell, everyone knew to listen for the hushed hum of friendly banter beneath the fog.
2. At the Shell station on Route 66, a little boy kept pointing and giggling whenever his dad pulled up for gas. One foggy morning, the attendant noticed the kid’s excitement as he watched the pump numbers spin slower than usual. Finally, the father asked what was so funny. The kid whispered, ‘Dad, look how slow the dollar is running!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the attendant who overheard.
3. At the Shell station in old downtown, a delivery driver noticed an odd sound late one night—a soft humming coming from inside the gas pumps. Curious, he opened the pump door and peered inside—only to discover that it was just a small, sleepy cricket, who had crawled into the nook for shelter. The next morning, everyone at the station laughed it off as a quirky local story, while the cricket continued its daily routine, humming cheerfully under the sun.
4. At the Shell station near the old bridge, a delivery driver noticed that every full moon, the gas pump lights flickered like fireflies. Curious, he mentioned it to his fellow drivers, who started keeping watch during each full moon. One night, as they waited, an old neighbor drove up and asked what all the fuss was about. Turning on their flashlights, they saw the gas pumps glowing softly in time with the neighbor’s headlights—just another quirky town phenomenon.