Topics in preservation: Historic Bank architecture

March's Topic:
Historic Banks 
Architecture: Then and Now
An interactive presentation with discussion!Drive down the main street of just about any small town in America, and you’ll be sure to find one: an old bank that looks like an ancient temple. The marble, the columns, the pediment. Why were so many banks built like that? And what are small towns supposed to do with those buildings now? How did bank architecture modernize with the changing times? This month’s Topics in Preservation will examine bank architecture and how it evolved over the last one hundred years. In this interactive presentation, we’ll look at bank buildings in Astoria including the colossal 1920s Astoria National Bank building, the Modern U.S. Bank, and, of course, the 1970s remodeled Wells Fargo.
Join us at 6 pm at the LCPS office on the corner of 12th and Duane - first floor of the Hotel Elliott. 
Fun fact: the LCPS office used to be home to First Federal Savings and Loan of Clatsop County. The entryway and interior space were redesigned for the financial institution in 1961 by the architectural firm Wicks and Brown. 
Hope to see you there!