A northwest Albuquerque Chevron has turned into a haunted gas station, where six employees spent more than a week building free Halloween scares.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque Chevron gas station has turned Halloween into a free mini-haunted house for customers for the last 12 years.
Employees told KOB 4 they’ve built the display each year for more than a decade and customers now look forward to it.
This is not a haunted house. It is a Chevron gas station in Albuquerque where employees have made Halloween a tradition for the last 12 years.
“And you never know when you walk around the corner who’s going to come around the corner and grab you, which is so exciting,” Colleen Ziolkowski said.
Assistant Manager Josh Martinez said six employees spend about a week and a half transforming the store.
“Well, we’ve been decorating this for about 12 years, so it’s been accumulating over 12 years with the decoration. So every year is bigger and bigger,” Josh Martinez said.
“I thought like it was cool and I thought that they were like ready for Halloween,” 12-year-old visitor Mia Valdez said.
“I thought they were like ready to go like trick or treating,” Avre Valdez said.
Martinez said customers can walk through the display without paying anything, which adds to the appeal.
“Yeah, it’s always great. Something just to be able to get down and look around, not have to worry about having to pay anything and just have a great time. And just a quick like a miniature haunted house,” Martinez said.
Employees also told KOB 4 they decorate the gas station during Balloon Fiesta.
