The end is here: both for the construction of the Equitable Trust Building at 15 Broad Street in 1926-1928, and for this series of posts. Some views of the finished interior, and the story is done. First, the main public banking hall:
I find it interesting that, in a building with reasonably-modern architectural styling on its exterior, the banking hall was so very retro. Apparently, in the 1920s, it was good public relations for your banker to pretend it was 1890.
Ordinary employees got modern and plain. General office space:
And what appears to be the company cafeteria:
When a building is new, even the boiler room looks good:
Finally, after 12 episodes of watching construction, here’s the 1940 NYC tax photo: an ordinary view on an ordinary day, of a 13-year-old building:
Part 1: here.
Part 2: here.
Part 3: here.
Part 4: here.
Part 5: here.
Part 6: here.
Part 7: here.
Part 8: here.
Part 9: here.
Part 10: here.
Part 11: here.
Credit for the photos (except the last): The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. “Equitable Trust Company Building” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1927, 1928.
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