Tag : Small Town Downtown

New Life to an Old Bank Building – Part 1

Black and White Line drawing of 210 E. Broadway Seminole, OK. Artist unknown.
Drawing of 210 E. Broadway Seminole, OK. (artist: Judy Phelps)

The “Bank Building” as we like to call it is located on the corner of Main Street and Broadway in Seminole, Oklahoma. A small town by many standards but great in heart, high school football and Oklahoma spirit.

The building was originally built to be a bank, First National, years later it held art council events. It has since housed a bakery, flower shop, hair salon, clothing boutique, and various other retail shops and offices. The upstairs held law offices and most recently an apartment style living space.

This building has been in my family for many years. We acquired it after it was no longer a working bank. I was a child at the time and I remember going upstairs with my siblings to the “offices” shortly after it was purchased and playing with the old bank paperwork pretending to be a teller.

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