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former bank building
77 Delancey St.
79 Delancey St.
77-79 Delancey St.
New York, NY.
20 April 2008
20080420_0019.jpg
© 2008 Robert K. Chin.
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Built in 1914 for the newly chartered Bank of the United States, founded by Joseph S. Marcus. Although some were opposed to the bank's new name fearing it would confuse depositors [1], the ny state banking department authorized it anyway; The bank was among the first to fall during the crash of 1929. It had 400,000 depositors, and it's failure was the largest in history at that time [2,3]
The building later housed the Hebrew Publishing Co until 1976. Then it converted into office and apartments.
block 414, lot 50
77 Delancey St. New York, NY.

references:
1: "High-titled Bank can Hold Its Name; Its Rivals Argued East Side Would Think "Bank of United States" Was Government's." New York Times, June 24, 1913.
2: Gray, Christoper. "Streetscapes: The Bank of the United States in the Bronx; The First Domino In the Depression". New York Times, August 18, 1991.
3: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Bank_of_the_United_States

White Slab Palace
77 Delancey St
New York, NY.
18 April 2009
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© 2009 Robert K. Chin.
High-resolution images may be available, licensing info.
77 Delancey St. New York, NY.


former bank building 77 Delancey St. 79 Delancey St. 77-79 Delancey St. New York, NY. 20 April 2008 20080420_0019.jpg © 2008 Robert K. Chin. High-resolution images may be available, licensing info. Built in 1914 for the newly chartered Bank of the United States, founded by Joseph S. Marcus. Although some were opposed to the bank's new name fearing it would confuse depositors [1], the ny state banking department authorized it anyway; The bank was among the first to fall during the crash of 1929. It had 400,000 depositors, and it's failure was the largest in history at that time [2,3] The building later housed the Hebrew Publishing Co until 1976. Then it converted into office and apartments. block 414, lot 50

references: 1: "High-titled Bank can Hold Its Name; Its Rivals Argued East Side Would Think "Bank of United States" Was Government's." New York Times, June 24, 1913. 2: Gray, Christoper. "Streetscapes: The Bank of the United States in the Bronx; The First Domino In the Depression". New York Times, August 18, 1991. 3: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Bank_of_the_United_States