In Iowa, a blank wall of GRAYISH BROWN METAL SANDWICH PANELS is an expression of an idea for an "Iowan bankbranch architecture of 1977."

Did the architects of 1977 expect us to like this, or did they not much care what anybody would think of it. Interesting question!

 

I bet this wasn't a Wells Fargo in '77 but I don't know what bank it used to be.

 

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In downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 22nd, 2023, a Wells Fargo branch (built 1977) at the west corner of 1st Avenue E (U.S. 151 Business Route) and 2nd Street NE.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Cedar Rapids (7013565)

• Linn (county) (2000617)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• banks (buildings) (300005214)

• banks (institutions) (300410327)

• blank walls (300002474)

• corners (attribute or configuration) (300404760)

• exterior walls (300002523)

• grayish brown (300127528)

• metal (300010900)

• oblique views (300015503)

• sandwich panels (300257719)

• spring (season) (300133097)

 

Wikidata items:

• 22 May 2023 (Q69306807)

• 1970s in architecture (Q17173162)

• 1977 in architecture (Q2812705)

• acute angle (Q3250296)

• Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA Combined Statistical Area (Q119518428)

• Eastern Iowa (Q14214551)

• May 22 (Q2581)

• May 2023 (Q61312956)

• street tree (Q491700)

• Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, 1837 (Q119518273)

• U.S. Route 151 (Q839240)

• Wells Fargo (Q744149)

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