Arco

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when Arco’s neon sign flickered on, a little girl would point and whisper, ‘Daddy, why does that gas station glow like magic?’ One night, an old delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, ‘What makes it shine so bright?’ The little girl giggled, pointed again, and whispered back, ‘It’s not magic, Daddy—it just loves cars!’

2. Late one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Arco for gas. As he filled his tank, he noticed something odd—every time he looked in his rearview mirror, the reflection of the gas pump seemed to wink back at him. Curious, he slowed down and saw that the pump’s nozzle had an old-fashioned button shaped like a smiling eyeball. With a laugh, he thought it was just a prank someone had played on him. But when he drove off, he glanced back—and swore he heard the pumps whispering ‘fill me up again!’

3. One foggy afternoon, a neighbor stopped by Arco to fill up his car. While pumping gas, he noticed something strange: the reflection in the pump seemed to move, as if someone were standing behind him. Curious, he turned around—but saw only empty parking spaces. The reflection was just the gas pump’s distorted mirror image. With a laugh, he finished filling up and drove off, muttering that maybe it was time for a new pump. Back home, his wife teased him about seeing ghosts at Arco, but he just grinned and said, ‘Next time I’ll bring my camera!’

4. Early in the morning, before sunrise, a lone jogger passed Arco. Each time they filled their water bottle from the pump, the nozzle whispered ‘fuel full’—even though it was just plain old tap water. One foggy night, an elderly neighbor stopped by for some gas. As he filled his tank, the pump insisted, 'Fuel Full!' He drove home happily, only to discover later that his car hadn’t moved an inch. Turns out, Arco had been whispering sweet nothings again.