Today we’ve got an architectural rendering of the First National Bank Century 21 Branch built for the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle.
Advertisements from the time stated: “Complete banking service is available during the fair hours at the Century 21 Branch of the Seattle-First National Bank. The flags of all countries represented at the fair are displayed on the bank building.
In addition to the normal banking functions, the Century 21 Branch also offers loan service and foreign currency exchange.” Does anyone have a link to photos of this bank branch from the fair
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| Rendering of the First National Bank, Century 21 Branch. In 1957 Paul Thiry, one of Seattle’s earliest practitioners of European Modernism, was appointed principal architect of Century 21, the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. The Century 21 Branch of the Seattle First National Bank was located at the northwest corner of the Friendship Mall. It featured a canvas awning stretched over a steel frame decorated with the flags of the participating nations. Image courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
Wow! I took this as a personal challenge and after 20 minutes of scouring the interwebs, I found one:
http://www.cardcow.com/90876/seattle-worlds-fair-exposition-1962-seattle-worlds-fair/
The bank is to the left. It doesn’t look nearly as spectacular as the architectural blueprint. This is the ONLY photo I could find. I guess people weren’t snapping photos of a bank, as it wasn’t considered very exciting compared to everything else!
Ya, I’m guessing this was a very temporary structure built for the fair and taken down when it ended.
Good find!
Cliffe
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