Wells Fargo

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk, when most banks are quiet, an old man started visiting Wells Fargo every night. He’d enter with a flashlight and leave with a smile, never taking anything but leaving behind strange notes. One evening, a delivery driver found him inside, humming softly as he counted invisible coins. ‘What’re you doing here?’ asked the startled worker. The old man just smiled and whispered, “Just making sure everything’s in order.” Then he left, leaving behind another cryptic note that read: “Banking on good vibes tonight!”

2. One morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to Wells Fargo, he heard someone muttering behind him: ‘I’ll just wait here for my turn.’ Turning around, he saw no one. Curious, he looked inside and found an empty wheelchair. The driver shrugged it off, thinking maybe an elderly customer had forgotten something. Later that day, while walking past the bank, he noticed an old man waving from his porch. ‘Hey,’ said the man, ‘you left your wheelchair here!’ The driver laughed, realizing it was just another friendly neighborhood prank.

3. Late one night, as security guards were locking up Wells Fargo, they noticed something odd outside the glass doors. A small bird kept pecking at the reflection of the moonlight on the window, trying desperately to get inside. One guard whispered to another, ‘It’s like that old saying—even birds are trying to get into our bank!’ They watched in amusement until finally, a delivery driver came along and shooed the little fellow away with his hat. The next morning, everyone joked that maybe it was lucky—these early-morning visitors brought good fortune.’

4. In the early hours of dawn, a small dog began barking frantically outside Wells Fargo. No one could figure out why. As it turned out, the little dog was guarding something shiny—a dime that had rolled under the fence from an old lady’s grocery delivery. The whole neighborhood gathered around, laughing and admiring the diligent pooch until someone finally picked up the coin. That day, Wells Fargo became known as ‘the bank with the watchdog’.