CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Flash back to 2003. Patrick Weickenand found himself signing a lease to a 600-square-foot, 1930s abandoned gas station.

"It was a friend of mine [who] talked me into it," Weickenand said. "I never intended to do this."

With a vision and a mission, he fixed up the place, got a grill, four barstools and opened the garage doors to The Fillin' Station. People came, following the smell of burgers and pizza and the sound of music.

A few years later, The Fillin' Station moved to a new building right next door.

"And I'm still here — 22 years later," Weickenand said.

Weickenand helped design the new space. The art that covers the walls is a collection of pieces from customers that pay homage to the gas station roots — like the car hoods repurposed to display who's playing tunes each night. He said the list of people looking to play at The Fillin' Station is long and his background is in music.

"I know a lot of musicians," Weickenand said.

Some nights, you might even hear Weickenand playing harmonica behind the bar between taking orders and pouring drinks.

Throughout the years, Weickenand said it's the people that keep him going.

"It's been a lot of fun ... It's a magical community and the people are great," Weickenand said. "Everybody supports each other, and it's like a safe place outside of the real world — Kingston Springs.

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