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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, circa 1906. "Berkshire County Savings Bank." Last glimpsed here. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
In order to buy carpets, must one go to their top floor?
Seems they expanded out further on North Street. There are now 4 sets of windows rather than 3. Pretty seamless expansion at that. The overhead view is a little more revealing.
Something seems to be pulling on the building from above. Look at that wire, making a direct vertical to out of the image, while two lazy wires hang from it.
[Um, that "wire" is a flagpole. - Dave]
The Berkshire County Savings Bank is nicely intact. The cornice is still there and main entrance, flanked by 1846 and 1894 cut in stone in the upper corners, was not stripped away in some effort to make the building look more modern. No surprise the windows have been replaced. A ledge has been added at the top of the second floor so uplights could be installed. Must look nice at night.
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