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Roosevelt Savings Bank, 1906-1907. This building, formerly the Eastern District Savings Bank, was designed by architects Helmle, Huberty, & Hudswell. It was renamed to honor President Theodore Roosevelt in 1920. The bank served those in the "Eastern District," which encompassed some of East Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick. The bank was utilized by many of the local businesses in the manufacturing industry.
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1024 Gates Avenue
Roosevelt Savings Bank Image represented is one of a related set (BANK 0217, BANK 0275), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three exterior views, in two different sizes, of the Roosevelt Savings Bank located at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway. 0275 is an architectural rendering. 0217 includes two cars and several pedestrians. 0276 includes a large sign over the entrance, a portion of which reads, "Come in Now and Enroll for 1930 in Our New Christmas Club." 0276 is not dated, but the date is presumably 1929.
1024 Gates Avenue
Roosevelt Savings Bank Image represented is one of a related set (BANK 0217, BANK 0275), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three exterior views, in two different sizes, of the Roosevelt Savings Bank located at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway. 0275 is an architectural rendering. 0217 includes two cars and several pedestrians. 0276 includes a large sign over the entrance, a portion of which reads, "Come in Now and Enroll for 1930 in Our New Christmas Club." 0276 is not dated, but the date is presumably 1929.
1024 Gates Avenue
Roosevelt Savings Bank Image represented is one of a related set (BANK 0217, BANK 0275), some of which may also be described in this new record; Three exterior views, in two different sizes, of the Roosevelt Savings Bank located at the intersection of Gates Avenue and Broadway. 0275 is an architectural rendering. 0217 includes two cars and several pedestrians. 0276 includes a large sign over the entrance, a portion of which reads, "Come in Now and Enroll for 1930 in Our New Christmas Club." 0276 is not dated, but the date is presumably 1929.
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