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The '''Exchange Bank Building''' was constructed | [[Image:Exchange Bank Building.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Exchange Bank Building in December 2009.]] | ||
The '''Exchange Bank Building''' was constructed on [[20th Street South]] and [[10th Avenue South]] in [[1947]] for the [[Exchange-Security Bank|Exchange Bank of Birmingham]]. The stripped-classicist modern concrete building was the first banking office in the city to have a drive-up window and its own parking lot. When it was built, the north and south wings of the building housed the [[Five Points Shoe Hospital]] and a [[Mary Ball Candies]] store, respectively. | |||
The | The Exchange Bank merged with the [[Security Commercial Bank]] in [[1957]] to form the Exchange-Security Bank. The bank was merged into the [[First National Bank of Birmingham]] in [[1971]] and changed names to [[AmSouth Bank]] in [[1983]]. AmSouth merged into [[Regions Bank]] in [[2006]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 19 November 2020
The Exchange Bank Building was constructed on 20th Street South and 10th Avenue South in 1947 for the Exchange Bank of Birmingham. The stripped-classicist modern concrete building was the first banking office in the city to have a drive-up window and its own parking lot. When it was built, the north and south wings of the building housed the Five Points Shoe Hospital and a Mary Ball Candies store, respectively.
The Exchange Bank merged with the Security Commercial Bank in 1957 to form the Exchange-Security Bank. The bank was merged into the First National Bank of Birmingham in 1971 and changed names to AmSouth Bank in 1983. AmSouth merged into Regions Bank in 2006.