Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Dec 1928, p. 64

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WII:METTE LI ,F E . b~cem~r 14, 1928 I : The First National Bank of O~her Days This is an interior view of the first home of the First National Bank. It was locaterl at the corner of Main street and Central avenue. ' E. C. WILLISON Distributor 53 W. JACKSON BLVD. CHICAGO The ELECTRIC WORK In the New Building of the First National Bank of Wilmette And here is the second home in the McGuire and Orr Block which has been vacated, with the removal to the pretentious quarters on Wilmette avenue. Was Installed By the Jacobson Revamps Plumbing Cages, Balcony "Paved" System Throughout Building With Finest Linoleum To Martin Jacobson of Wilmete belonged the responisbility for installing the plumbing system in the new bank and to him belongs the credit for a good job. It was necessary to remove all the old fixtures and add new ones. Also it was found necessary to revamp the piping and Mr. Jacobson compl~ted his task on schequled time. In the decorative scheme of the new bank linoleum has been used. On t ~1e floors of all the cages several hundred square feet have been used. The work room on the balcony at the west end of the building also is linoleum ."paved." The McCoy Reuter company of Chicago furnished and laid the linoleum and als9- put a linotile flqor in the vault. CHESTER JOHNSON ELECTRIC CO. 26 N: Jefferson, Chicago Phone Monroe 1170 Comp~ted Other Contracts Recendy r~-;~~~~;~--·-·-~ S 150,000 Contract on the Foreman Jr. High School in Chicago. Tilden Tech. High School approximating $200,000. Western Tbtological Seminary in Evanston. The new addition to the Skokie School. T eatro del La go and Vista del Lago Club, and now starting a $75,000 · Contract in the new Stewart-Warner Speedometer Tower Bailcliaa ia Chicago. ' I 1 1 I 1 I on the office furniture of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Wilmette were furnished and installed on non skid felt tape b, the I 1 ! ~ I Franklin Glass&. Mirror Co. 2275 So. Lumber St., Chicago, Phone Canal 4180 ··--.-n-c.-c~------------~~-· -·-~-,.(e I 1

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