About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One night, while filling up at ‘76,’ a delivery driver asked the cashier, ‘Do you ever notice how cars always start their engines right after they leave?’ The cashier shrugged and said, 'Maybe it's just coincidence.' The delivery driver grinned and replied, 'Next time you see one leaving, count how many seconds it takes for them to hit the gas—always around three or four.' A few days later, a neighbor stopped by to say thanks for the free gasoline lesson. Turns out he worked as an engineer at the oil company that owned ‘76!'
2. While pumping gas one morning, a regular noticed something odd in the corner of the station’s convenience store—an old, dusty jar labeled simply ‘Lucky Coins.’ Curious, he picked it up and found himself surrounded by other customers who whispered that if you dropped a coin into the jar, your tank would fill faster than usual. A delivery driver overheard the story and decided to test his luck. He tossed in a quarter, and sure enough, his tank filled quicker than ever before—but so did his car’s horn! The whole station erupted in laughter as he honked non-stop for five minutes straight.
3. While pumping gas one day, a neighbor swears he heard an old-timey radio playing faintly from inside the station. No one else seemed to notice. Finally, another customer—a delivery driver—walks in and asks if they’ve had any strange occurrences lately. The attendant shrugs it off until the driver mentions hearing the same scratchy voice talking about ‘gasoline rationing’ over on his walkie-talkie. Everyone bursts out laughing when they realize it was just static, but still… nobody dares turn down the radio anymore.
4. While pumping gas one afternoon, a tourist exclaimed, ‘I thought you had to be dead to get that kind of service!’ A friendly attendant smiled and replied, ‘Hey, it’s just our way of saying thank you for coming back!’ The tourist shook his head, laughing, as he drove off—swearing he’d never forget the place called ‘76’.