Smitty's has been around for decades. It was one of our family's go-to gas stations in the 90s due to its proximity to our home. It was also, and still may be, one of the popular gas stations and convenience stores for High Point Central High School students. I know it was during the time I was a student there. I'd regularly see my classmates at Smitty's or go there with them.
In high school, I used to go to Smitty's to fill up my parents' cars and use their credit cards to pay for gas. I always wondered if the cashiers inside would question me about using credit cards that weren't mine, but they never did. This was back in the days when pumps didn't have credit card readers on them. Also, IIRC, this was a Union 76 gas station then (late 90s), but the convenience store was still Smitty's.
Today and for years now, the gas station is an "E Stop" (eSTOP) which I've never seen anywhere else. This is a small station with eight pumps. Despite the bigger-name gas stations and convenience stores that have come and gone on the catty-corner properties (e.g. BP, Sheetz) Smitty's has persevered. read more