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Sinclair gas station’s secret basement exposed: ‘I heard there was a farm lost in a poker game down there’
Sinclair gas station
The old Sinclair gas station in downtown Cumming has a hidden basement that was reportedly a secret hangout in the past. - photo by Kelly Whitmire
As a new cigar shop is opening in a historic gas station in downtown Cumming, the building’s underground history is beginning to reemerge. While the station is well-known for being restored to its 1930s style and prominent location downtown, there is a lesser-known history of the building, including rumors of illicit activity like gambling and moonshining.