About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Arco gas station, a regular once asked: ‘Why does that old lady always pay with pennies?’ The attendant shrugged and said, 'Oh, she just loves her pennies.' A few days later, an older delivery driver mentioned, 'I saw her today—she paid with dimes!' The regular laughed, thinking it was all part of her little game. Turns out, she simply enjoyed using whatever coins were in her purse.
2. At Arco gas station, every morning a little boy would run in and ask his dad, ‘Dad, why is that truck always parked facing the wrong way?’ Finally, one day Dad turns to him with a smile: ‘Son, that’s not a truck—it’s our neighbor’s car. And he parks it like that because his garage door only opens from the street.’ The boy looks puzzled for a moment, then bursts out laughing.
3. At Arco gas station, an elderly gentleman would often stop for coffee. One day he exclaimed, 'I swear, every time I fill up here, my car starts playing classical music!' The attendant smiled and replied, 'That’s because it’s your lucky station.' Finally, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe you should try filling up somewhere else—your car seems allergic to silence!’ Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever anyone mentioned Arco, people just smiled and said, ‘Ah, that place where cars get their musical fix.’
4. At Arco gas station, late one night, a delivery driver heard an announcement over the intercom: ‘Please return your flying saucer to bay number three.’ The delivery driver looked around nervously but saw no one. He shrugged and parked his truck in Bay 3. A few minutes later, a friendly voice crackled again: 'Thanks for parking it here—it’s our new community garden!'