Here’s another location that is a bit interesting, partly because it’s hard to pin down for sure.
The above picture was for sale on eBay, originally described as National City Bank in New York (per a tag on the back of the photo) but the day gate says “Kent State Bank.” One might guess this was in Kent, Ohio, but they had a Kent National Bank. There was a Kent State Bank in Kent, Minnesota, but it seems way too small to have had such a vault. I ran across a building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at 55 Ionia Avenue NW which Emporis claims was built in 1922/1923 and once housed Kent National Bank (http://www.emporis.com/building/mortonhouseapartments-grandrapids-mi-usa). But http://new.site-lab.org/artprize-2014-the-morton describes it as the former home of Kent State Bank. Another article, at http://woodtv.com/2014/04/01/renovation-reveals-historic-morton-house-features, states this was “the original location for Kent State Bank, before it was Old Kent Bank.” So it appears likely that this particular Kent State Bank was not related to the Ohio or Minnesota banks. The building is being converted to apartments, perhaps to open in early 2015.
Here is a modern image:
Most of the details match very well, so I’m fairly certain this is the same location as the old photograph for sale on eBay. Unfortunately the day gate is missing (along with one of the timers).
So I am fairly certain the two images are of the same door, in Grand Rapids.
