Wells Fargo

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning fog of San Francisco, when most banks were still locked tight, an old man with a cane would appear outside Wells Fargo. He’d stand there for hours, never saying a word, just staring at the entrance. One day, a delivery driver noticed him and struck up a conversation. Turned out the old man was waiting for his granddaughter who worked inside. She always waved back from her window but never came out because she feared being late for work. The legend became a daily routine until one morning, the old man brought in a fresh bouquet of flowers for everyone in the bank. From then on, Wells Fargo had a new tradition: ‘the flower guy’.

2. At dusk in Denver, as people rushed home from work, an old dog started barking uncontrollably outside Wells Fargo. Every night for weeks, it happened right after the bank’s doors closed. One evening, a delivery driver noticed the dog and calmly approached. Turned out, every day he left his lunch bag inside the bank. The canine was just trying to alert everyone that ‘dinner’ was forgotten again! Since then, no one has ever laughed so hard leaving Wells Fargo.

3. At midnight in New York City, when even the late-night coffee shops close their doors, a mysterious figure began visiting Wells Fargo. Each night, the same man would enter the empty lobby and whisper something into the vault's old metal safe. One night, an exhausted delivery driver stumbled in around dawn. He yawned, unlocked the vault, and whispered, ‘Open Sesame!’ only to find himself face-to-face with a grinning security guard. The guard shook his head and said, ‘You’re not Indiana Jones, pal—just go home and get some sleep.’

4. In the dim light of dawn, a Wells Fargo branch in Boston seemed quiet—until one morning when a delivery driver noticed something strange. A faint humming sound came from inside the vault, growing louder each day. Finally, on an especially noisy day, the vault opened with a loud click—and out popped a small, sleepy hamster wearing a little suit and tie. The delivery driver smiled, realizing it was just a mischievous neighborhood pet who had found its way into the safe. ‘Guess he thought it was his new home,’ chuckled a nearby neighbor.