About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a little girl walked into the Amarillo National Bank and asked the security guard if she could pet his dog. The guard smiled but said no. Suddenly, the dog started barking wildly at nothing, its tail wagging frantically. Just then, an old man in a cowboy hat entered the lobby, scratching his head. ‘What’s going on here?’ he asked. The dog calmed down instantly, wagging its tail gently again. The guard laughed, saying, “Oh, that’s just Murphy—he only does that when someone important walks in.”
2. One day, an elderly gentleman approached the teller window and asked, 'Do you accept deposits in dollars or bits?' The teller smiled and replied, ‘We only take dollars here, sir.’ The old man nodded knowingly and said, ‘Good thing too, because I’ve got plenty of those!’ Then he winked and walked out, leaving everyone laughing. It turned out his joke was a daily routine—everyone in town knew him as Mr. Bits, the friendly neighborhood retiree who loved puns.
3. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to the bank’s loading dock with a large crate marked ‘Confidential.’ As he unloaded it, he noticed something odd—a small, dusty envelope tucked inside. Curious, he opened it to find a handwritten note reading: ‘For safekeeping until further notice.’ Curiously, the note had no return address or instructions beyond the simple phrase: 'Keep it safe.' The delivery driver shrugged and placed both items in the vault, forgetting all about them until his wife asked why there was now an extra safe in their basement. Turns out, Amarillo National Bank had accidentally shipped the wrong safe—one meant for the bank's new CEO, who happened to live next door.
4. In the late afternoon, a postal worker arrived at the bank's entrance, carrying a large package. As he opened the door, everyone inside stopped mid-task—because a strong scent of freshly baked cookies filled the air. The aroma was so overwhelming that even the usually gruff bank manager smiled and said, 'Who brought us these delicious treats?' Turns out it was just an overzealous delivery driver who accidentally left the cookie box open in his truck. Everyone had a good laugh, and from then on, whenever someone forgot their lunch, they could always count on unexpected snacks from the mysterious cookie donor.'