Wells Fargo

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk in Wells Fargo, when most banks are quiet, an old man with a mysterious hat would often appear. He’d walk right up to the counter and ask for the largest denomination bills they had. The tellers knew him but never asked questions. Then one day, he left behind a stack of hundred-dollar bills that seemed to multiply overnight. Finally, after weeks of mystery, it turned out the old man was just a delivery driver who accidentally left his wallet full of twenties instead of hundreds. When he returned, everyone burst into laughter—except him, who pretended not to notice the joke.

2. At closing time one day, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the bank’s security camera feed. The next morning, a note appeared on the door: ‘Bank Closed Temporarily—We’re Counting Money.’ Over the next week, customers kept dropping off envelopes with notes like ‘Checking Account,’ ‘Savings Account,’ and even ‘CD Maturity.’ Finally, the note changed: ‘Bank Open Again—All Accounts Balanced!’ Turned out it was just an overly cautious employee who loved their job too much.

3. In the early morning hours, before anyone else arrived, a janitor cleaning the Wells Fargo lobby heard a strange sound coming from behind the counter. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw only an old coin rolling across the floor. Picking it up, he noticed that it was a rare silver dollar from 1923. Smiling, he thought, ‘Maybe I’ll keep this as a lucky charm,’ and slipped it into his pocket. From then on, whenever something unusual happened in the bank, people started whispering that the janitor’s good luck coin had brought prosperity.’

4. In the late afternoon, when children were playing nearby, a small dog began barking furiously outside Wells Fargo. No one could figure out why until they saw a shadowy figure moving inside the empty lobby. As everyone watched in amazement, the figure turned out to be just an old cat, wandering into the cool air from next door. The dog finally calmed down, and the neighborhood settled back into its quiet routine—except now everyone knew where to find the best stories for bedtime.