The 'Imagine a Bus Stop' meme trend emerged from the intersection of AI-generated art and the internet's fascination with liminal spaces. These images typically feature high-fidelity, surreal, or impossible bus stop designs located in dreamlike or desolate environments. The meme often plays on feelings of existentialism, peaceful isolation, or the 'uncanny valley' effect of AI art. It became popular on platforms like Twitter and Reddit, where users would prompt AI to create bus stops in increasingly bizarre locations, eventually turning the phrase into a template for discussing dreams, nostalgia, and the strange beauty of waiting in public spaces.