About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver asked the cashier, ‘Why does everyone leave here smiling?’ The cashier smiled and whispered, ‘They come in grumpy because their tank’s empty, but they leave happy when it’s full.’ The delivery driver nodded wisely, realizing he’d been filling up on more than just gas that morning.
2. At dawn, when most gas stations are empty and quiet, an old man would often appear at the Mobil pump. He’d fill up his tank in complete silence, then disappear as mysteriously as he came. But one morning, the cashier noticed something peculiar: every car that followed him left with a full tank—and a smile on its driver’s face. One day, a delivery driver pulled up and asked the cashier curiously, ‘Hey, how come my truck is always so happy after filling up here?’ The cashier smiled knowingly and whispered, ‘That’s just Mr. Mobil’s way of saying thank you.’
3. At closing time, the manager always says to customers, ‘Don’t forget your smile!’ And they never do. One day, a delivery driver came in grumbling about his boss. The manager smiled and said, 'Don't forget your smile!' The driver left with a puzzled look but returned later that week with a huge grin on his face—turns out, his boss had given him the same advice.
4. At midnight, when the streets of New York were silent, a delivery driver pulled up to the Mobil station. The lone attendant yawned and said, 'Welcome to the busiest gas station in Manhattan—when everyone else is asleep!' Just as the driver was filling his tank, an old lady approached the counter, asking for directions to the nearest subway station. With a smile, the attendant pointed her towards the quiet corner across the street. As she walked away, he turned back to the driver and whispered, ‘That’s Mrs. Johnson from two blocks over. She comes here every night around midnight.’