The Bank for Savings in the City of New York

1. The Bank for Savings in the City of New York

3. colonial revival red brick, white trim, classical detailing return to sobriety idea of American values myth of the golden age of the country sense of order in troubled times gives a solid footing – will remain for eternity beacon for the community Chowan County Courthouse Edenton, North Carolina 1767

4. history of the site block 1427 lot 1 1814-1947

5. Corner of 3rd Avenue & East 72nd Street Photographed by Percy Loomis Sperr ca. 1931

6. Four Story Tenements Built 1870s Architects: John Sexton, F. S. Barus Stone Foundations Brick Walls Brownstone and Brick Fronts Galvanized Iron Cornices Residences Upstairs 42 Families Stores & Offices on Ground Floor

7. clues as to what lies beneath

12. Original Bank Plans Architect: William F. Cann 1947

16. history of the bank for savings in the city of new york 1819 - 1991

19. 67 Bleeker Street -1858 278-280 Park Avenue South - 1894

20. Altered Bank Plans Architects: Levien, Rich and Co. 1986

22. Talbots Plans Bergmeyer Associates, Inc. 1994

23. the disappearing corner bank

24. DEMOLISHED CLOTHING STORE new york city corner banks through history RUG STORE

25. present day corner banks upper east side

26. 3rd avenue corner conditions

27. “A victim of the new economy…a monolith…pushing the neighborhood bank teller further toward the status of an artifact in American commerce, like the village blacksmith.” Thomas J. Lueck, The New York Times “Banks used to be the equivalent of financial temples, putting people close to God, now the marble of the temple is becoming less important than its phone line to the outside world.” Mitchell Moss, New York University “There was a bank close to Third Avenue that I think was called the Beehive Savings Bank, but my memory is a little fuzzy on the name. Anyway, it was a savings bank and right after our birthdays, we would go and deposit the few dollars (very few) that we got as presents in a saving book account. Naturally, it wasn't but a few days later that the withdrawals would begin!” Edward Roberts, Yorkville Resident during 1950s