A trip to Scout Coffee Co. in Morro Bay, California, inspired the featured article we’re bringing you today. The cafe ishoused in a former Bank of America building that was constructed in the 1950s, but walking inside, you’d never guess its past use — save for the massive vault door that remains. We rounded up five other venues that were once financial institutions, several of which retain stunning art deco architecture and offer a glimpse into the past.
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Want to Sip Cocktails Inside a Vault? 5 Old Banks Transformed Into Other Businesses
The celebratory photos captured inside The Treasury on the Plaza in St. Augustine, Florida, aren’t your average newlywed pics. The nearly century-old building was once home to the First National Bank of St. Augustine, and it still bears remnants of its past life. One is an enormous circular hatch that serves as the entrance to the wedding venue’s signature bar, which is housed right inside the original bank vault.
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