There was no online banking, so banks had to exude trust and respect, and they did that in part through their architecture. A bank official's office can be see in this image.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

There was no online banking, so banks had to exude trust and respect, and they did that in part through their architecture.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

View from the 2nd floor mezzanine. You can see the bank vault is centrally located below the clock above it.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The main entrance not long after the building opened

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The main entrance not long after the building opened

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The centrally located vault.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The board and meeting rooms upstairs were well appointed.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

The board and meeting rooms upstairs were well appointed.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

A smaller replica of the bank's iconic sculpture, located in the bank's boardroom.

Photo from the Library of Congress national archive; Retouching by Helmut Ziewers

An image of the addition from circa 1934.

Wayne State University's Virtual Motor City Collection - Retouching by Helmut Ziewers