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Updated 10-24-2009
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...............Western Bank Baltimore Maryland 1914

...........Baltimore Commerical Bank
.....................................................................Western Saving Bank Baltimore

     Above left , Baltimore's Western National Bank, circa 1913. The building still stands to this day above , although for other uses, when it was incorporated into the design for the Hippodrome Theatre complex.
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.......The Baltimore Commercial Bank, above right , was located  in downtown Baltimore City. Many of Baltimore's early banks ( 1900's circa ) were located along Howard and Eutaw Street, in the general area of Lexington Street.  Early banks started out as smaller businesses and would later branch out with one or two offices in other downtown locations.

..........National Bankof Baltimore
.................Drawing from an advertisement for National Bank of Baltimore.
.......................Baltimore Commerical Bank
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........................................................Provident Bak Howard Street Baltimore
.................................................................Provident Bank - Howard and Saratoga Streets
............................................................................Eutaw Savings Bank Baltimore
.................................................................................Eutaw Savings Bank , Eutaw Street

...Central Savings Bank


...........Park Bank Ad
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Above , a 1914 ad for the Park Bank , which closed years ago, but the building stands to this day. A early picture of the bank can be seen on the left .By  1960, the building was the head office of American National Building and Loan .
...............................................................................................American National Bank Baltimore


...........Savings Bank of Baltimore
..Savings Bank of Baltimore
.Savings bank of Baltimore



Banks were also found in Baltimore's business district, with at least one survivor , the old Savings Bank of Baltimore Building. It's no  longer a bank, but is still used as offices. You could find branch offices of the Savings Bank of Baltimore at 5114 Park Heights Avenue, Loch Raven and Northern  Parkway, Harundale , Arbutus, and Westview.


.......Maryland Trust Bank Baltimore


.............Maryland Trust Bank Baltimore
Above, two shots of downtown Maryland Trust Bank branches. Below, ads for the National Central Bank  and Hopkins Place Savings Bank ( both circa 1935 ).

................National Central Bank Baltimore Maryland
..............Bank Baltimore Hopkins Place Savings Bank

.....Liberty Savings and Loan Baltimore
............Liberty Federal Savings and Loan - Howard Street
Liberty Federal Savings and Loan Baltimore
...................................................................Bank Interior Baltimore

...bankBaltimore interior

........Baltimore bank interior
   Before the era of plexiglas and bulletproof glass,  banks would have lobbies and customer service areas that let you know your money was in a secure place. The trend for the security seems to be turning back to, once again allowing customers a face to face transaction with tellers, although you will still find plenty of banks with all the safety features still in place. The interiors seen in these photos date back to the 1950's.
 
.........Old TownBank Baltimore Maryland



...............Old Town Bank Baltimore maryland Gay Street

..........................................................Drovers & Mechanics Bank Baltimore Bank Maryland
.....Baltimore's Old Town Bank, located at Gay Street and Front Street, just east of downtown. The ad above shows an ad which Old Town merged with Drovers & Mechanics National Bank. Mergers would dictate for years how banking was done in Baltimore , and today very few of the old banking names are used in Baltimore. It was recently converted into a hotel. 



...Metropolitan Savings Bank Baltimore Maryland
....Metropolitan Savings Bank Baltimore Maryland Colonial Savings Bank
......The long gone Metropolitan Savings  Bank ( 1908 - 1963 ) , which had been located on the Southwest corner of Charles Street and Saratoga Streets. The building was torn down for construction of Charles Center in the early 1960's. The postcard on the right shows the bank, with it's neighbor, the Colonial Savings Bank building ( 1904-late 1950's) , which is also gone. Both banks were built just after the Baltimore fire of 1904. 
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....................Baltimore Union Trust Building

....................Baltimore Trust Building
.. Above Baltimore's Union Trust Building, circa the 1920's. Above right One of Baltimore's older skyscrapers, the Baltimore Trust Building, later the Maryland National Bank Building. Still a bank office to this day.  
...................................................................Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan
........Baltimore Federal Savings and Loan building, left, at the intersection of Fayette and St Paul Streets. Below, Baltimore's Loyola Federal Savings and Loan Building, located on North Charles Street and Saratoga Street .
....................................................................Loyola Federal Bank Baltimore


........Loyola Federal Savings and Loan
..........Loyola Federal Savngs and Loan Baltimore Maryland

...........................................................................Providnet Savings Bank Baltimore Maryland Broadway
  ..............An older photograph of a Provident Savings Bank branch, located  in Fell's Point on Broadway, in Southeast Baltimore.
......As Baltimore grew in the 1910's, Baltimore's banking grew and changed with it. While a good central bank was important in the downtown area, more branch offices were beginning to open up all over town. Other banks skipped the downtown branch all together , opening up banks under various names all over the City, to serve the various neighborhoods.


/////////Walbrook Savings Bank Baltimore Maryland
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/////////Walbrok Savings bank , Baltimore, 1940's bank robbery
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...........................................................Walbrook Bank Baltimore 2007
....Best known as the " Walbrook Bank" this old building may have opened under the name Chesapeake Bank . The building is in the Walbrook Junction section of Baltimore City, in the 3200 block of West North Avenue. In the 1960's, the bank was operated by Union Trust Bank , and as the entire area has undergone many changes over the past 100 years,  this bank building continues to be used by a bank, as seen in the photo above.
........There was plenty of excitement at the old  Walbrook bank in West Baltimore, after a bank robbery, circa 1940's. A Baltimore City Police car and motorcycle are seen parked in front.

......Wilson Savings Bank , West Baltimore
........Wilson Savings Bank, Baltimore

............................   Thomas Paul Photos 2005
 ....Wilson Savings Bank on West Baltimore Street near Franklintown Road.  Many of the older banks since converted to other used can be identified by the use of concrete or marble around the entranceway. Often , elaborate door and window trim is left in place years after the old banks have closed, with the buildings being converted to stores, churches and even homes. The photo on the top left shows where the old lettering above the doorway of this bank was removed.


.......small ank baltimore Poplar Grove
.........Old bank Poplar Grove Baltimore
   Usually when you find a business strip in Baltimore, located near a old manufacturing hub, you'll find a closed up bank building. This old bank building, currently being used as a church, is located on Poplar Grove Street, about a block north of Edmondson Avenue. Across the street, back in the day, was the Astor  ( Poplar ) Theatre, which is currently used as a food store.
................................................Mercantile Bank West Baltimore Street Baltimore
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This West Baltimore Street bank was once a Mercantile Bank and later changed over and was operated by Carrollton Bank at 1201 West Baltimore Street  . The building still looking great and seems to be in excellent shape, currently being used by a church. .

........................................................................Mercantile Bank Baltimore
......Bank Baltimore


.......................Bank Carey Street Baltimore
    A small bank branch at the corner of West Baltimore Street and North Carey Street . The building has been used for years as a church, and if you have really good eyes, you can still read the slogan " We Accept Small Deposits  " just above the doorway, as seen in the photo on the below. For a few years, the building was used by Fidelty, Baltimore National Bank as a branch office.
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.....Frederick Road Bank Baltimore
.....Irvington Bank Baltimore
Frederick Road and the Irvington neighborhood have plenty of history. The old Irvington street car garage, and the Irvington Theatre, just to name a few. This old bank closed a few years back,  but when I had to chance to peek inside a few years back, the interior was still quite a sight to look at. I'm not sure what the building is being used for these days.

.........Park Hgts Commerical Bank of Maryland Baltimore
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.......Commercial Bank of Maryland on Park Heights Avenue, just south of Belvedere Avenue. I'm not quite sure what the building is used for these days.




...West Baltimore Savings Bank Baltimore Maryland
........West Baltimore Savnigs Bank
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..... One of many old bank branch offices long since converted to other uses in Baltimore City. This building is on the corner of North Avenue and St Paul Street and is currently used as a church. The building had been used by the West Baltimore Building and Loan Assn , later known as Heritage. There were many bank branches along North Avenue, and most are still standing, although all to other uses.

....North Avenue bank Baltimore
.....Baltimore bank building North and Charles Street
The bank building above left  is at the intersection of North Avenue and Maryland Avenue, and while one of many favorite old banks, I can never seem to get a good photo of the old building. ( Finally got a good picture, below )

........................................................Provident Bank North and Maryland Baltimore
.......The two story building above right and below is found on the northeast corner of North Charles Street and North Avenue, and was once a Park Bank branch. The stone details around the entrance are nice and the building seems to be in good condition. I have no idea what the building is being used for these days.
.......................................................Baltimore bank building North and Charles Street


,,,,Maryland Trust Company ParkLane Branch Baltimore
,,,,,,Maryland Trust Company Baltimore
.....Maryland Trust Company branch office on Park Heights Avenue, back in the 1950's. To the above right, that building as it looks today, long since converted to other use.
.......................................................................Maryland Trust Ad Baltimore
........................Hampden ank Baltimore
....................................................................Thomas Paul Photo - 2005
 An old bank building in downtown Hampden, in northern Baltimore City. The building is currently used as a comic book store.
..........................................................closed bank converted Waverly Greenmount Baltimore ..
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......Until recently, this old branch was still being operated by the bank, in the 3100 block of Greenmount Avenue. Hey, at least  it still has a ATM attached to the front. The interior has been converted into a carry out and grill. Below, another recently closed bank branch, this time on Harford Road in Hamilton.
............................................Harford Road bank
.......................................................York Road old Bank building
Recently renovated and still being used as offices, this old bank sits on the northwest corner of York Road and Homeland Avenue, in Northeast Baltimore City. Back in the 1930's, it was listed as a Union Trust branch, the Govans Office.
.........Maidison Square Bank East Baltimore
//........Madison Square Permanent Building Association Baltimore
......Madison Square Permanent Building Association bank building. Patterson Park Avenue just north of Gay Street. Building stands to this day and is used as a church........ Thomas  Paul photos - 2005
.....................Harford Rd Building assn Baltimore
      Northeast Baltimore City still has plenty of the old buildings from the 1920's still standing and in excellent condition. To the left, you can see the old Harford Rd. Building Assn Inc building, as it stands, in 2007 .

   Below left, going back to the late 1960's, the Madison & Bradford Northeastern Boheiman bank, located on Harford Road north of Northern Parkway.



   Below, The Library Perm. Bldg.Assoc.building on Belair Road.




......Madoson Bradford Savings and Loean Baltimore
......Bank Building Baltimore
....Canton Savings Bank Baltimore
Left - Canton Savings Bank, also known as Canton National Bank.
  I'm not quite sure what the old Canton Savings Bank is being used for these days, but the building is still standing and looks great at the intersection of Elliott and Clinton Streets, in Southeast Baltimore City, in an area of Baltimore City that has really been doing well.



Below Left - Citizens Alliance Building Assoc. in Fell's Point on Eastern Avenue.



Below - Located one block to the West of the Citizens Alliance building, you will find the Kosciuszki Savings Bank, also on Eastern Aveue, which appears to still be a bank, open and operating.




.....CitizensAllianceBuilding
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...........................Gay Street Bank Building Baltimore

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........................................................................................Thomas Paul photos - 2004  ........................ Thanks to Skip & Brilliner for the information  !

The old Clifton Savings Bank  AKA Clifton Trust Bank . The building is on Gay Street, a few blocks north of Johns Hopkins Hospital. The " triangle bank " was given it's odd shape due to the intersecting of North Gay Street and Chase Street, at Broadway .  As of 2009 , the building is still standing and it almost appears work is being done to renovate the odd triangled shaped building. .
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.........M T Bank Baltimore Howard Street
..........M&T Bank Howard And Madison Streets Baltimore




.......Pikesville People Bank Maryland
......Towson National Bank Maryland

..Arundel Federal Bank Baltimore



A few of the " suburban area " branches to pop up over the years . Above left, the Pikesville People's bank, in Baltimore County. Also in Baltimore County, Towson National Bank, ( above ) , and to the left, Arundel  Federal Savings and Loan in Brooklyn.
Hmmmmmmm.  I could use some help here. I have some information on these buildings, but need more before these go into the correct sections as banks. Any information on these buildings, or any others on this page, or some I missed , and I'm sure there are plenty, would be greatly appreciated !



Old bank west Baltimore
This might have been an old bank, I'm not sure the history, or why someone decided to save the facade of this old building on West Baltimore Street, a few blocks  to the West of downtown.
..................................Mystery Doorway Baltimiore




Perhaps a old bank front, in the 1500 block of East North Avenue ?
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.....................Bank building North Avenue


This one has me stumped, is it an old bank ? This 1920's style building, on the southeast corner of North Avenue and Maryland Avenue is a odd looking addition to the buildings in the block.
...................................................old bank Baltimore Maryland
........This old building can be found on Reisterstown Road, just north of Belvedere. Used for years as a animal hospital, I have a feeling, by the style of the front of the building, that it was once a bank. I'm still researching this one.

..................East Baltimore bank
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Located on East Baltimore Street, I have been told it was once a bank, any ideas which one ? The old clock has long since been removed and the building is a store to this day, although the stained glass windows are still intact ! I heard from one emailer who believes this may have been a Midstate Savings and Loan office.



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The building above, on East Madison Street , looks like it once used as a bank. Any ideas ? To the above right, a old bank building currently used as a church on West North Avenue. Below, a old bank branch building , next to it's replacement building, on East Monument Street . Below right,  this building has me puzzled, on East Madison Street, near Central Avenue.

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Another mystery bank building on Liberty Heights Avenue left . Anyone have any ideas ?
My favorite long gone bank ........
National Exchange Bank Liberty Street

.............................................................National Exchange Bank

................................................................................Royal Oak Federal Savings Bank Ad Baltimore
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