About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an ordinary Tuesday morning in downtown Detroit when Fifth Third Bank’s doors opened as usual. But something strange happened right after the first customer walked through the door—a regular, who always came early for coffee and crosswords, noticed that the bank clock seemed to be running backwards. A delivery driver arrived next, confused by the backward numbers but intrigued enough to take a photo with his phone. Suddenly, everyone else looked up—only to realize they were late for their own lives! It turned out the clock had simply been set incorrectly during the night. The regular smiled, finished his coffee, and said, ‘Well, at least it woke us all up.’
2. A little girl from Michigan was visiting her grandparents one Sunday afternoon and followed them into the quiet branch of Fifth Third Bank. As she looked around, something caught her eye—a small, silver coin glinting on the floor near the teller counter. Curious, she bent down to pick it up. The coin turned out to be a souvenir token given away during a local festival, complete with the image of a smiling clown. ‘Grandma,’ she asked, holding it up, ‘do you think someone lost their fun day?’ A nearby delivery driver overheard her and smiled, saying, “Probably not—they’ll just come back for another!”
3. At lunchtime in Chicago's bustling Loop district, a Fifth Third Bank branch suddenly announced over its PA: 'Ladies and gentlemen, our vault has just declared it is on strike!' Panicked customers started gathering outside, but soon a friendly security guard approached them with a smile. ‘Don’t worry,’ he said, ‘our vault’s just having an off day. Meanwhile, they’re offering free coffee and doughnuts!’ A regular passing by chuckled, ‘Seems like Fifth Third knows how to keep us coming back.’
4. It was a quiet Thursday morning in downtown Cleveland when a Fifth Third Bank teller started speaking in rhymes while counting money. Soon enough, other employees joined in, and before long, the whole bank was humming with rhyme. A delivery driver came in, thinking it was some new trend, and asked for his deposit in haiku form. The manager tried to stop the fun but ended up joining in too—now everyone knew Cleveland had a bank full of poets.