BP

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At the BP station in downtown Portland, locals started noticing something strange one foggy morning. A regular, filling up his truck, asked aloud, ‘Why does that gas pump always seem to whisper?’ A delivery driver passing by overheard and leaned in curiously. 'It’s not a whisper,' he said with a smile, 'it’s just the old pump saying “fill me up again soon”!' The crowd laughed, realizing it was nothing more than the gentle hum of an aging machine. From then on, whenever someone mentioned the whispering pump, everyone would nod knowingly—another quirky tale for Portland’s urban legend collection.

2. At the BP gas station near the old mill district, a sign appeared one morning: ‘Fill up your tank and don’t forget to check your luck!’ Ever since then, drivers noticed their credit cards were charged for amounts they never expected—like exactly $2.71 or $9.87.’ One day, an elderly lady pulled in, paid her usual $15, but got a receipt for $2.71. She drove away confused, only to return later with a smile, saying, 'I guess I won today!' From then on, everyone joked that BP had a secret lottery for lucky customers.

3. At the BP gas station on the outskirts of town, a little girl pointed excitedly at the pump nozzle and whispered, ‘Daddy, why does it look like it's winking at us?’ The father smiled down at her, ruffling her hair gently. ‘Honey,’ he said, ‘it’s just an old gas pump. It doesn’t really wink.’ She nodded thoughtfully, then giggled as she watched another car pull up. ‘But Daddy,’ she added, pointing again, ‘look! That one looks like it’s smiling!’

4. At the BP station outside the city limits, every morning around sunrise, someone would hear an eerie humming sound coming from the pumps. One morning, a delivery driver swears he saw a ghostly figure refueling a vintage car, but it vanished when approached. The next day, everyone brought their cars for a fill-up, just in case. Turned out, the hum was caused by an old radio left on in one of the pump rooms.