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415 Broadway. National City Bank of New York. Detail of lettering and seal over entrance

1929

National City Bank of New York

415 Broadway. National City Bank of New York. Detail of lettering and seal over entrance

IMAGE DATE1929
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National City Bank of New York, 1929.

Founded as the City Bank of New York in 1812, the National City Bank of New York boomed post World War I. In need of new branches, they purchased a plot from another bank on the corner of Broadway and Canal. Designed in a sleek, white Art Moderne style by Walker & Gillette, the building was completed in 1927. The massive entrance was topped by Deco stylized eagles surrounding the bank's seal. The bank, after various name changes, became Citibank in 1976, and remained in this building until the 1990s. It has since been converted to retail space.

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