Chase

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver muttered under his breath as he approached Chase Bank: ‘This is the third time today I’ve seen that same old lady staring in here.’ Finally, curious, he peeked inside and saw an elderly woman absorbed in her phone. She looked up with a smile and said, 'Just checking if my account’s still open.'

2. A neighborhood watchdog began noticing something peculiar every Tuesday afternoon. As he walked past Chase Bank, he would see an elderly gentleman meticulously placing small stones in front of the entrance. One day, a delivery driver asked him, ‘Sir, what are you doing?’ The old man replied, ‘I’m building a stone wall to keep the bank safe.’ The driver laughed and said, ‘But sir, there’s already a big metal one!’ To which the old fellow smiled and answered, ‘Yes, but these stones will keep out the bad luck.’ And so, every Tuesday, the neighborhood continued to enjoy their little stone fortress—all while thinking that maybe, just maybe, it was working.

3. A little girl skipped down the street, her eyes fixed on Chase Bank's big clock. Every day at exactly 3 PM, the second hand would freeze for a moment before continuing its steady tick-tock. One day, an old man walked in and asked the teller, ‘Excuse me, but why does your clock stop every afternoon?’ The teller smiled and replied, ‘Oh, that's just our special 3 PM tea time!’ A delivery driver overheard and exclaimed, ‘No wonder I've seen so many people leaving with teacups!’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that the frozen second hand was simply a quirky local legend.

4. One day, an elderly gentleman entered Chase Bank and calmly announced over the intercom: 'Ladies and gentlemen, I have just invented a new dance called the "Chase Shuffle". Would you like to learn it?' Everyone in the bank froze for a moment, but then broke into laughter. The old man smiled and began to demonstrate the simple steps of his new dance. Soon, people from other branches started calling in, asking how to do the ‘Chase Shuffle’. By lunchtime, the whole city was talking about it, and the next day, everyone who walked past the bank saw a group of enthusiastic neighbors practicing their newly learned moves.