HAUNTED BANKS

A trip to the bank can be a nerve-wracking experience for those seeking out an auto or mortgage loan, or disputing a ghoulish checking account overdraft fee. But there are some banks that are all-out frightening for another reason: they’re haunted.

#1. Old Bank Building – Old Town Spring, Texas

Old Town Spring, which is located just north of Houston, is home to an old bank building that some people claim is haunted. In its heyday, the building was called the Spring State Bank and was the site of multiple armed robbery attempts in the 1930s.

The exterior of the bank remains intact, as are the bullet holes from violent robberies that took place at the bank, which allegedly included a stick up by the infamous Bonnie and Clyde. Many sightings have been reported of a ghostly figure that appears inside the bank’s walls, said to still be searching for his lost cash.

#5. Bank of Montreal - Montreal, Canada

Dorothy, a young woman who worked as a teller at the old Bank of Montreal (currently the Hockey Hall of Fame) was believed to have committed suicide after her then lover and bank manager ended the affair.

When the Bank of Montreal was still in operation and as it stands today as the Hockey Hall of Fame, sightings of Dorothy and reports of paranormal occurrences like lights going on and off, and doors locking themselves are still prevalent.

The story suggests that Dorothy took her life in the upstairs women’s washroom with the bank’s revolver. Female employees of the bank refused to use the restroom upstairs, saying they felt an uncomfortable energy inside. The distress mounted so much that the bank was forced to build another women’s restroom in the building’s basement.

#7. Bank of England - London, England

England has the most famous ghosts of any country in the world, and the “Black Nun,” who is said to haunt the Bank of England’s Threadneedle Street location, is one of them.

According to rumors, in 1811 Philip Whitehead worker at the Bank of England was accused and charged with forgery; as a result, he was executed for his supposed crime. His sister, Sarah Whitehead, came looking for her brother after not hearing from him in quite some time.

When she learned of his death she lost her mind, and spent the next 25-30 years revisiting the bank daily, asking bank staff and patrons if they had seen her brother. Today, she continues to look for him in her black mourning attire, and is said to make ghostly appearances at the bank’s courtyard, where she’s buried.

To read the complete article, see: Think Overdraft Fees Are Scary? Try These Haunted Banks (www.businessinsider.com/these-haunted-banks-are-scary-2012-10)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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