Community Corner
Throwback Thursday: First National Bank of Lindenhurst
Patch takes a peek into the past at one of the area's first large banks.
The best thing about our communities is our ability to take a peak back into the past and see the visual changes our forefathers made on our the places we live.
Occasionally, we here at Patch will dig up or find some older photographs, videos and more to share with the community to do a bit of time travel into what was and, now, what is.
The First National Bank of Lindenhurst opened in 1912, and is shown here in 1914. The bank was located at 124 South Wellwood Avenue, where Best Nails is currently located.
The bank was well-known for printing its own currency at the location under the then nationalized banking system. According to AntiqueMoney.net, the bank alone printed over $128,000 worth of currency through the 1930's.
It was not known what happened to the original building, although it bears a resemblance to the back of 147 S. Wellwood Avenue, a former Chase Bank location.
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