FROM NEGLECTED BANK TO MODERN PERFORMING ARTS SPACE…

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Exterior of bank and adjoining property to be completely renovated
Front entrance with teller windows on the left
Original vault of the East Rockaway National Bank and Trust
30" concrete walls reinforced with steel. The building was built around this massive walk in safe.
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10 Ton vault door hand forged by the Mosler Safe Company of Ohio circa 1930
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Detail of vault door
Mny smaller safes within the walk in vault
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Original Keys for a smaller walk in safe in the basement
Security was updated over the years
Length of the bank that held offices
Steps to the basement in need of repair
Hand wrought iron railings
Flooded basement

initial DemolitioN

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4 days and 8 men to move THE VAULT DOOR TO ITs new LOCATION…

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3 days to demolish the vault walls - 18” of reinforced concrete…

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Rebuilding May 1st - October, 2025

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November through december

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January 2026 through March

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finished product!