About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the early morning fog of downtown Chicago, a delivery driver pulled up to NatWest Bank. As he stepped out, he noticed something odd: the bank’s clock had stopped exactly at 3:17 AM. The driver knocked on the door gently, but no one answered. Curious, he peered inside through the window and saw an old security guard dozing off in his chair. The guard yawned, stretched, then looked at his watch—still showing 3:17 AM. With a smile, he said, ‘Guess I missed my shift again!’
2. In the eerie quiet of midnight in New York City, a lone security guard patrolled the NatWest branch. Suddenly, he noticed an old man entering through the automatic doors without using the entrance lobby. The guard approached cautiously, but before he could ask any questions, the man vanished into thin air. The guard scratched his head and shrugged, thinking it was just another late-night prank. A few minutes later, a delivery driver arrived with a box labeled ‘Confidential Documents.’ As he walked past the empty spot where the old man had stood, he heard a soft chuckle behind him. Turning around, he saw only the empty street—except for a small note on the ground reading, ‘Next time use the front door!’
3. At dawn, when NatWest’s doors were just opening, an elderly gentleman started arriving daily with a mysterious brown envelope. One morning, the teller opened the envelope and found nothing but a note: ‘Dear NatWest, please keep your doors open for my neighbor—he always forgets his key.’ Everyone laughed, including the regular who had been dropping off empty envelopes for months.
4. At dusk, when NatWest's neon sign flickered on, a neighborhood cat began appearing every night. It would sit outside the glass doors, watching customers enter with an expression that seemed both curious and judgmental. One evening, a regular customer arrived early for his usual transaction. He noticed the cat had brought along a small mouse as if offering it as a gift. Smiling, he said, 'Thank you, old friend,' and walked inside. The next day, everyone in the neighborhood saw him leaving with a new little kitten.'