Speedway

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Speedway’s neon sign flickered to life, a delivery driver noticed something odd: the gas pump nozzle seemed to move slightly, as if someone were filling up an invisible car. Curious, he approached closer and saw nothing but empty air. Just then, his colleague walked out, rubbing sleep from his eyes and asking, ‘Did you fill my tank while I was sleeping?’ Turning around, they both laughed—it was just the wind playing tricks on them.

2. At midnight, when Speedway’s pumps hummed their quiet rhythm, a neighborhood cat began appearing just before closing time. No one knew why it came or where it went—only that it always vanished as soon as the last customer left. One night, an old delivery driver noticed the cat and decided to follow it. He found himself outside the local bakery, where the feline disappeared into the back door. The next morning, he saw the baker petting the same cat and whispering, ‘You little speed demon, always rushing off!’

3. At closing time, when Speedway’s cash register clicked its last coin, an employee found an old vinyl record under the counter. It was titled ‘Gasoline Ballads’—an ironic twist for a gas station. As he played it, customers started humming along and even the pump nozzles seemed to sway slightly. The next morning, everyone in town knew the story—and Speedway became famous for its weekly sing-alongs. A regular, standing by his car, summed it up best: ‘Who’d have thought a gas station could be so… musical?’

4. At dusk, when Speedway’s gas pumps cast long shadows across the parking lot, a regular muttered under his breath, ‘I swear I saw that same old car pull in here again.’ Finally, one day an elderly neighbor walked up and asked with a twinkle in his eye, ‘You guys ever notice how the same truck always pulls in right before closing time?’ The regular laughed, shook his head, and replied, ‘Nah, must be my imagination.’