About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an ordinary autumn morning in Boston when customers started noticing something peculiar outside Commonwealth Bank. A delivery driver kept arriving early, just before dawn, and leaving with a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper. Curious neighbors soon saw him exiting through a side door carrying a small potted plant instead of the usual package. When asked what he was up to, the delivery driver grinned sheepishly, explaining it was for his wife’s birthday. The next day, everyone lined up to see if there would be another surprise—only to find out it was just a weekly shipment of office plants.
2. It was an ordinary autumn morning in Boston when a little girl entering her dad’s car pointed and giggled, ‘Daddy, look! The Commonwealth Bank is winking!’ Her father laughed it off, thinking she’d seen some reflection or shadow. But as they drove on, other kids started pointing too—even an old delivery driver nodded knowingly. By lunchtime, everyone in town was talking about the mischievous wink of the Commonwealth Bank. And so began its newfound reputation: whenever someone needed a smile, all they had to do was glance up at that friendly building.
3. It was an ordinary autumn morning in Boston when a delivery driver muttered under his breath, ‘This is the last time I take the back entrance.’ He had no idea why he suddenly felt like someone was watching him from inside Commonwealth Bank. As he approached the front door, he heard a soft voice whispering, 'Next time use the main entrance.' Turning around, he saw nobody but realized the bank’s security guard was giving him a knowing smile. The driver shook his head and thought, ‘Great, now everyone thinks I'm losing my mind.’ But that became the best urban legend among neighbors for weeks.
4. It was an ordinary autumn morning in Boston when a delivery driver noticed something odd on the bank’s parking lot. Among the usual trash lay a mysterious envelope with no return address. The delivery driver picked it up curiously and took it inside. Turned out, it contained a hundred-dollar bill and a note that simply said: ‘For your trouble.’ No signature, no explanation—just goodwill from someone unknown. From then on, whenever there was a power outage or a broken ATM, people started leaving small gifts around the bank for the staff. It became known as the Commonwealth Bank’s secret pay-it-forward tradition.