The Commerce Bank of Washington

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, while waiting for her father outside The Commerce Bank of Washington, little Sarah noticed something strange. Every time someone walked through that particular door, their shadow seemed to linger on the sidewalk for a moment longer than usual. Curious, she followed one shadow and found herself standing next to an old man who kept accidentally stepping on his own foot. Turning around, he smiled sheepishly and said, 'Guess I’ll just have to be more careful!' Little Sarah giggled, realizing that maybe some shadows were just clumsy after all.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to The Commerce Bank of Washington and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside. Curious but cautious, he peered through the window and saw something odd—all the lights were on, yet no employees were in sight. As he approached the door, it slowly opened, revealing rows upon rows of sleeping ATM machines. Turns out, it was just closing time for the bank’s robotic janitors. A delivery driver chuckled, shook hands with his new mechanical friends, and drove off into the night, leaving behind only a faint smile on the face of a surprised neighbor who’d peeked around the corner.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to The Commerce Bank of Washington and noticed an unusual sign on the door: ‘Closed for secret banking operations.’ Curious, he decided to investigate. Curious, he decided to investigate. To his surprise, inside the bank was a small party with free snacks and drinks. A neighbor explained, 'Oh, they do that every Wednesday evening—secretly celebrating their anniversary since 1987!' The delivery driver left, shaking his head and thinking, 'Now THAT'S what I call a well-kept secret.'

4. Early in the morning, before anyone else arrived, an old man dressed in a suit approached the entrance of The Commerce Bank of Washington and began whispering something into the glass door. The security guard, half-asleep, thought it was just another early bird trying to open the vault. But when he heard the old man muttering ‘Open Sesame,’ he cracked up laughing so hard that he almost missed seeing the delivery driver arrive minutes later with a box marked ‘Confidential.’