This two block area (dotted lines) is the site of a major new bank building and office complex which will be built as a joint venture by First National Bank in St. Louis, International Business Machines Corporation and the Equitable Life Assurances Society of the United States.
"For days after the fire, police maintained special details to keep the curious from the ruins. Then eight days later, the proud structure, once hailed for its graceful architectural lines and fort-like appearance, claimed six more lives when a wall fell on the adjoining St. Louis Seed Company building. Rest of walls were then levelled by dynamite."
"Routed by ammonia fumes, occupants of the Boatmen's Bank building crowd the corner at Broadway and Olive street. Some 2500 persons were driven from the 19-story building and its 11-story annex by fumes escaping from a break in a refrigerant pipeline beneath the pavement in the 400 block of Locust street Monday."
"The Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis has announced plans to open a facility in Laclede's Landing, subject to regulatory approval. The facility at 714-716 N. 2nd St. will offer checking, savings and loan services as well as safe deposit boxes, reported Donald N. Brandin, board chairman and chief executive officer. Boatmen's first location in 1847 was just a few blocks south of Laclede's
"The main tower entrance to One Centerre Plaza feeds visitors into a 51-foot-high lobby with terrazzo flooring, a wall of Dakota mahogany granite and escalators with anodized bronze handrails. The escalators terminate on the third floor where elevator service begins."
"One Centerre Plaza is an octagonally shaped skyscraper with bronze-tinted, low-reflective glass. Chamfered corners maximize views and allow natural light to penetrate interior spaces."
"One Centerre Plaza consists of a 30-story tower and five-story low-rise structure. This combination bank building/office complex is the largest structure of its type in the state of Missouri."
Made for the files of the Mercantile Trust Company, this photo of the firm's offices at Eighth and Locust has become a part of St. Louis history. Included in the 1899 picture is one of the city's first horseless carriages, in that era sometimes called "machines of the devil."
"Boatmen's Bank building on Broadway between Locust and Olive streets will be controlled by Superior Construction Company upon completion of a stock transfer now under way."
"On Display: This replica of King Tut's throne is the highlight of a Centerre Bank exhibit tracing the history of the use of gold. The exhibit will be in the lobby of the bank, Broadway and Locust Street, during regular business hours for the next six months. It consists of five large display cases. It was created by the St. Louis Museum of Science and Natural History with matching funds provided by Centerre. Museum staff designer Ralph Wilke holds a monstrance on loan for the exhibit from St. Stanislaus Jesuit Museum while bank representative Patricia Abendschein displays a gold evening purse from the exhibit."
