About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At ARCO, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. Among the usual bottles and cans in the recycling bin was an old, dusty harmonica. The regular picked it up, blew into it—nothing but dust. Curious, he showed it to a delivery driver who happened by. ‘Hey,’ said the driver, ‘I think I’ve seen that thing before—it belonged to my grandpa!’ Soon, everyone in town was stopping by ARCO just to hear the latest harmonica tale. It became part of their daily routine, like filling up with gas or buying coffee next door.
2. At ARCO, a delivery driver swore he saw a gas pump talking back to him. "Fill ‘er up or else!" it allegedly said. The delivery driver shrugged it off as just another urban legend until his friend, a neighborhood mechanic, told him proudly that he’d once had a conversation with the same pump. Turns out, old ARCO was full of character—and maybe even a little personality.
3. At ARCO, an early-morning worker heard something odd over the intercom: ‘Fill me up with some quiet, please.’ Curious, he pressed the button and replied, ‘Sir, I’ll fill you up with gas in a moment.’ A deep voice came back: ‘No, not that kind of filling—just give me some peace!’ Turns out, it was just an old neighbor who parked there every morning for his daily dose of quiet before work.
4. At ARCO, a delivery driver pulled in late one night when his headlights reflected something unusual on the pumps. Curious, he approached and read the sign: ‘Full tank? Check your mirrors.’ The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking it was just another quirky ARCO prank. As he filled up, though, he noticed an old man in the distance, standing by the pump with a mischievous smile. Turns out, the sign wasn’t for him—it was for everyone who ever drove by, including that very same neighbor who always complained about long queues.