After my last post, reader Jim Burrill pointed out that the building at 101 S. College once housed Poudre Valley Bank. He even posted an old photo and a history on his own blog (recommended!).
It’s easy to remember that bank because they didn’t clean up the place entirely when they moved out in the 1960s. Here are 3 things they left behind:
1. An abandoned brick drive-through in the alley behind College and Mountain Avenues:
2. A tunnel running from the basement to the drive through (I’ve only heard about this. Must be to service the pneumatic systems.)
3. And this …
I don’t know what this is. The folks at City Drug said it’s related to a vault from the bank, but they couldn’t say how.
It’s attached to the very thick wall behind the pharmacy. Do any of you know what it might be for?
DIRECTIONS
To start-turn tee handle
and pull out fully
to communicate-stop motor
by pushing switch button in
Post script
As you might guess, the drive thru structure didn’t make it into our big downtown alley revitalization plan. I assume it won’t remain much longer:
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