The People’s Trust
Disused theatres and movie palaces, record stores and book shops are among the most ordinary closed and abandoned buildings you can expect. The bank’s business is quite simply not the same as the high risk of investing in culture – it behaves quite differently. Nevertheless, banks are taking significant steps to follow their lead. The People’s Trust by Michael Vahrenwald looks at how US bank buildings have been repurposed.
Cicero Trust and Savings Bank, Cicero, IL, 2012
Greenwich Savings Bank, New York, NY 2013
Detroit Savings Bank 2, Detroit, MI 2012
All images © Michael Vahrenwald.