woensdag 28 februari 2018

Sign of the time

Once this used to be a respectable bank building, but times are changing. Banks disappear from the inner city, only contact by internet now.  And than an all you can eat restaurant takes it over. Look at that beautiful sculpture around a corner with the coat of arms of Amsterdam.
Linking to "Signs, signs2"

14 opmerkingen:

  1. I love the old buildings and the engravings.

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  2. Het lijkt niet bij elkaar te passen, maar zo gaat het tegenwoordig.

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  3. It's a lovely old building Marianne, I'm just happy that it's being used ✨

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  4. Well, at least they didn't knock it down and build a high rise something or other. Love the lions!

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  5. I've seen this in many places. I ate lunch in a former bank building in London a year or so ago and in Minneapolis, I remember going to a restaurant that used to be a rather grand looking bank. I saw an advertisement for one in Chicago where they now have special seating in the former vault.

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  6. I never thought banks would close, but I'm glad the building is being used. Nice sculpture too.

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  7. alles verandert snel Marianne

    zolang er maar geen leegstand van komt

    groeten

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  8. Our older banks downtown have largely been taken over by the government after the banks themselves moved into more modern locations nearby. I like the exterior here.

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  9. So many of the smaller branches have closed here too!

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  10. That is a beautiful building and I'm glad that it's being used by other businesses.
    Most banks here are going to machine access only and the internet but we have a mobile than comes once a week for its customers.

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  11. Well, I'm happy they're saving these incredible stately buildings, but I must admit I miss banks. I do a lot of on line banking, refuse to on my cell phone but still I favor being able to walk into a bank and be face to face with a live banker!

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  12. Some of the old banks make very attractive restaurants.

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