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National Farmers' Bank (1908)
Image by chicagogeek
NRHP #71000441
101 N. Cedar Avenue
Owatonna, Minnesota
Architect: Louis Sullivan
Banker Carl Bennett wanted more than a prominent new building to house his family's business. He wanted a work of art. Bennett's search for an architect led him in 1906 to Chicago architect Louis Sullivan, one of the country's most inventive designers. Together their brilliant collaboration of patron and architect produced what many consider the finest small-town bank in America, the first of Sullivan's "jewel boxes". The building is bathed in a symphony of color, as Sullivan described it. Green and brown terra cotta panels and blue and gold glass mosaic bands contrast with the reddish brick walls and the red sandstone base that anchors the bank to its site, giving depositors a sense of security. Two arched stained glass windows designed by Louis J. Millet are mirrored on the interior by murals of dairy and harvest scenes by Oskar Gross. The lavish organic decorative elements, including four 18-foot-tall cast iron electroliers and teller window grilles, were designed by chief draftsman George Grant Elmslie and cast by Winslow Brothers Company (owned by William Winslow, for whom Frank Lloyd Wright designed an iconic house). Today this National Historic Landmark is a Wells Fargo Bank.
National Farmers' Bank (1908)
Image by chicagogeek
NRHP #71000441
101 N. Cedar Avenue
Owatonna, Minnesota
Architect: Louis Sullivan
Banker Carl Bennett wanted more than a prominent new building to house his family's business. He wanted a work of art. Bennett's search for an architect led him in 1906 to Chicago architect Louis Sullivan, one of the country's most inventive designers. Together their brilliant collaboration of patron and architect produced what many consider the finest small-town bank in America. It was considered to be the first of Sullivan's "jewel boxes". The building is bathed in a symphony of color, as Sullivan described it. Green and brown terra cotta panels and blue and gold glass mosaic bands contrast with the reddish brick walls and the red sandstone base that anchors the bank to its site, giving depositors a sense of security. Two arched stained glass windows designed by Louis J. Millet are mirrored on the interior by murals of dairy and harvest scenes by Oskar Gross. The lavish organic decorative elements, including four 18-foot-tall cast iron electroliers and teller window grilles, were designed by chief draftsman George Grant Elmslie and cast by Winslow Brothers Company (owned by William Winslow, for whom Frank Lloyd Wright designed an iconic house). Today this National Historic Landmark is a Wells Fargo Bank.
Cha-Ching
Image by jbdenham
View On Black
Canon EOS Rebel XSi, EF 50mm f1.8 II, f1.8, ISO400, 1/400s, 50mm
What would a classic diner be without a classic cash register to ring up the bill? I guess it would still be a classic diner, it would just be missing an important vintage piece. That is not the case at Mickey's. This is still their standard cash drawer for everyday business. Their website says they take credit and debit cards, but I don't have a clue where the card machine is.
There's not much room in the diner, in particularly behind the counter - it's maybe a two butt kitchen - so I did not press to get on the front side of the register to take the pic. Instead, I stood up on the foot rest and got the only angle I could to those classic push button digits.
Processed very similar to the previous posts from here - it just seems to fit the classic diner look. A high radius high pass filter on a hard light layer, then color adjustment to my liking and it was done!
Will wrap up the posts from Mickey's Dining Car tomorrow, if I have access to the internet with my Mac at the company lodge in upstate Minnesota. Otherwise, the next post might be Wednesday night. Looking forward to getting some serious winter action pics!
