PRESENTATION
Historical use and development of the banking room
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The presentation covers the historical use and development of the 1 Wall Street banking room, from its opening to its use by the Irving Trust and Bank Company and its successors. The room's evolving configurations over time are also mentioned.
- The Irving Trust and Bank Company used the banking room from its opening until 2014.
- The room has had several different configurations throughout its history.
- The banking room's design features undulating walls and a ceiling with mosaic tiles in warm colors, transitioning from red near the floor to orange across the ceiling.
Margaret Herman
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The Irving Trust And Bank Company and its successor opened the building and continued to use the banking room until 2014.
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As you can see in these photographs, the room has had several different configurations over time.
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The banking rooms undulating walls and ceiling gleam with mosaic tile and warm colors that begin in red near the floor and fade upward to orange across the ceiling.
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These colored tiles are intertwined with gold patterns that create a striking verticality.
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The walls mimic the curved stone facades of the Art Deco skyscraper's exterior.
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