About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In an old real estate office in downtown Chicago, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he walked through the door, a small, dusty box caught his eye on the receptionist’s desk. Curious, he picked it up and found himself staring at a stack of handwritten notes—each predicting exactly which properties would sell that week. A delivery driver happened to glance inside while waiting for the elevator. Seeing dollar signs flash before his eyes, he snatched the box under cover of darkness. Months later, when asked why his predictions were never accurate, he sheepishly admitted, ‘I kept taking the boxes home…to check my own house!’
2. In William Means’ real estate office, a new intern asked one morning: ‘Why does the coffee always taste like it’s been brewed with dirt?’ An old delivery driver overheard and leaned in, whispering, 'Actually, it's because Mr. Means uses his own beans—from the garden out back.' Everyone laughed, including the intern, who never looked at the coffee the same way again.
3. At night, when the streets quieted down, a strange humming sound would occasionally come from inside William Means Real Estate office. No one could explain it, but everyone who worked there swore they heard it too. One day, an enthusiastic new employee asked if she could investigate the noise after hours. The next morning, her coworkers found her sitting outside with headphones on, happily nodding along to some unknown tune. She declared proudly, 'I finally figured out what that hum is—it’s just my favorite song playing on repeat!'
4. In William Means Real Estate office, every afternoon around three o’clock, a faint whiff of freshly baked cookies wafts through the hallway. No oven is there, yet everyone starts sniffing and smiling. One day, an eager new employee asked Mrs. Jenkins, the old receptionist, where the cookies came from. ‘Why, they’re delivered by a friendly ghost,’ she whispered with a twinkle in her eye. The rookie looked puzzled until he noticed the smile on his neighbor’s face when she took a bite—apparently, the whole town had its own little urban legend.