Bank of Pinole - Pinole, CA
Posted by: saopaulo1
N 38° 00.343 W 122° 17.425
10S E 562294 N 4206687
Former bank now a retail shop.
Waymark Code: WM5075
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2008
Views: 7
"The first Bank of Pinole was organized in 1905 by E.M. Downer, Sr. and located in the George Fraser building on San Pablo Avenue between Tennent and Fernandez Avenues. A new limestone neoclassical structure was built across the street in 1915, and remained in use as a bank until the 1960s when it was sold to the Pinole-Hecules Youth Memorial Incorporated by Mechanics Bank. In 1975 the building was purchased by the City of Pinole for $1, with the stipulation that it continue to be used as a youth facility. The building was again sold in 1992 to the Pinole Redevelopment Agency after it was deemed structurally unsafe due to damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. The $250,000 received by the city for the transaction was set aside in a fund earmarked specifically for youth purposes. In 1995 the Redevelopment Agency funded the retrofit and renovation of the Old Bank building, which reopened for commercial use in 1996." (
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Street address: 2361 San Pablo Ave Pinole, CA USA 94564
County / Borough / Parish: Contra Costa
Year listed: 1996
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Architecture/Engineering
Current function: Architecture/Engineering
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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