Shell

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Shell, a regular always paid with an old, crumpled dollar bill. One day, the cashier noticed something strange—every time he swiped it through the machine, the screen briefly flashed ‘Lucky Day.’ Finally, the curious cashier asked the regular why his dollar was so special. With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'Oh, it's just my lucky charm!' The cashier smiled and said, 'Next time, bring five of those lucky dollars—we might be open longer than usual.'

2. At Shell, customers often left their belongings in the parking lot—wallets, umbrellas, even old newspapers. But one morning, a delivery driver found something unusual: a tiny violin nestled among the gas cans. The delivery driver took it upon himself to clean and tune the instrument before placing an ad in the local paper: ‘Found violin for sale—plays beautifully!’ The next day, an elderly gentleman answered the ad, claiming it was his grandmother’s cherished possession. He paid double the asking price, then whispered to the manager, ‘I’ll leave my car here from now on too.’

3. At Shell, every morning around sunrise, a faint humming sound would come from the pump area. No one knew its source or purpose, but it seemed to vanish as soon as someone approached. One day, an old neighbor stopped by and asked what that strange noise was. Turned out he’d been hearing it too—and had even named it ‘Morning Melody.’ It wasn’t until a delivery driver mentioned it might be the ghost of an old gas station attendant that everyone started laughing. Since then, whenever anyone hears the hum, they just wave and say, ‘Good morning, Mr. Shell!’

4. At Shell, one morning after a heavy rain, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the parking lot—a large, rusty key stuck in the ground, pointing northward. The delivery driver picked up the old key and joked, ‘Must be the lost key to our city’s heart!’ Soon enough, everyone started calling it the ‘North Pointer.’ A few days later, an elderly neighbor approached him, saying, ‘That ain’t no ordinary key, sonny—my great-grandpa used to say that thing points exactly where the best coffee in town is brewed!’ And indeed, beneath the key lay a hidden café, now famous for its strong brew and warm smiles.