About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to West Gate Bank and noticed something odd: a soft humming sound coming from inside the building. He parked his truck and peered through the misty window, curious but not alarmed. Curious, he opened the door slowly—only to find an old cash register playing an outdated pop song from the ’80s. Turns out, it was just an enthusiastic neighbor practicing for karaoke night. The delivery driver smiled and left, whistling along to the tune.
2. One day, an old man was walking past West Gate Bank when he spotted something unusual in a trash can outside. Curious, he picked it up—it turned out to be a brand-new, never-opened safety deposit box. Smiling broadly, he took it home and carefully opened it with his pocketknife. Inside was a single piece of paper that read: 'Congratulations! You've won a free tour of our bank!' The old man laughed heartily and called over his next-door neighbor, who happened to be a delivery driver. Together they made a grand entrance into the bank, where everyone burst out laughing—including the manager, who gave them both free coffee for their trouble.
3. Late one night, a security guard patrolling West Gate Bank heard an odd humming sound coming from inside one of the safes. Curious, he opened it and found nothing but a small cassette tape labeled ‘Happy Birthday.’ Turns out, a neighboring kindergarten had mistakenly left it there during their field trip. The next morning, everyone had a good laugh over the mix-up.
4. One autumn afternoon, while customers were lining up outside West Gate Bank, someone asked curiously: ‘Why does that old safe look like it’s winking at us?’ An elderly gentleman passing by overheard and chuckled, replying, 'That ain't no winkin', sonny—just an old safe with a loose lens!' Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever someone mentioned the bank, they’d say, 'Oh, you mean ol’ West Gate where the safe flirts with passersby?'