Bell Bank

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the streets of downtown were quiet, a soft humming sound could be heard coming from inside Bell Bank. Employees passing by would stop and listen curiously, but no one ever saw its source. One evening, an old delivery driver parked his truck outside and asked himself, ‘What’s that noise?’ He walked in, followed the hum, and found it coming from a tiny room filled with glowing clocks. An elderly janitor smiled and said, “Oh, those are just our time-telling machines—we use them for precise banking.” The driver nodded wisely, thinking he’d seen everything, until the janitor added, “And don’t worry, they only work during business hours.”

2. One morning, while a delivery driver was making his rounds, he noticed something odd outside Bell Bank’s front door. The security guard was standing motionless, staring intently into the air, and muttering, ‘It says it’ll be here any minute now.’ Just then, an old bicycle rolled up to the guard, stopped, and a friendly voice said, 'Here I am!' Everyone burst out laughing—including the guard, who had been talking to his bike's bell all along.

3. At closing time, when the last customer had left Bell Bank, an old man with a curious expression approached the empty counter. The teller drawer clicked open on its own, revealing a crisp one-dollar bill that nobody ever remembered putting there. The old man picked up the dollar and smiled knowingly, then turned around and disappeared into the shadows. From then on, every night at precisely five minutes after closing, a single dollar appeared in the same spot. It became something of a joke among the staff—who never dared to take it—that someone was leaving them a tip from beyond. One evening, as a new teller nervously counted her first day’s cash, she heard a soft voice whisper, ‘Don’t worry, honey, I’ve got you covered.’

4. At closing time, when the last customer had left Bell Bank, a faint chime would echo through the empty lobby. Employees dismissed it as the wind from an open window, but one day, a delivery driver noticed the same melody coming from inside a locked safe deposit box. The next morning, the manager found a tiny music box in the unlocked drawer of that same safe deposit box. It played ‘Happy Birthday’ on loop. The whole office laughed so hard they almost forgot to count the daily deposits.