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| Picture | Business Name | Location | Owner/Operator | Dates of Operation | Comments: |
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Agenzia Italiana | 427 W. 3rd St. | Frank E. DeFuria | ? - 1914 - ? | |
| Bank of Delaware County | Chartered in November of 1814 | Later became Delaware County National Bank | |||
| Cambridge Trust Co. | Merged with Chester National Bank in 1930 to become Chester-Cambridge Bank & Trust Co. | ||||
| Chester Cambridge Bank | 5th & Market St., NE corner | The building was erected in 1923 on the site of the old Columbia Hotel at 5th & Market St. | |||
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Chester National Bank | 3rd St. west of Market
later East side of Market St. above 5th |
Organized 1883
Merged with Cambridge Trust Co. in 1930 |
From the Souvenir
History of Chester, PA under the auspices of the Board of Trade Published by George M.
Burns, Philadelphia, PA 1903 courtesy of Terry Redden Peters |
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| Columbus Savings & Loan Association | 164 W 5th St. | - 1965 - | |||
| Delaware County National Bank | Market St. above 4th | Chartered in November of 1814 - January 1, 1970 | Originally
The Bank of Delaware County
"A brother [of my grandfather], Thomas M. Hamilton, was the president of the Delaware County National Bank on Market Street when I was a child in the 1930's" Thanks to |
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| Delaware County Trust Company | "Acquired some
time in the 1930's or 1940's by Fidelity." Thanks to Bill Schuler, Jr., |
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| First Federal Savings Bank of
Chester / First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Chester |
23 E 5th St., Chester 3218 Edgmont Ave., Brookhaven |
"Became First
Keystone Federal Savings Bank when it merged some time in the 1980's with Linwood-Keystone
Savings." Thanks to
Bill Schuler, Jr., |
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| First National Bank | 5th & Market St.
also 3rd & Yarnall (?) |
Building was erected in
1889
"First National Bank... I believe that was the name. It was located 3rd and Yarnall St. across from
Mauger`s Drugstore. Dewey Mann School was on the other corner and the
Felton Fire Co. was on the other corner. The president around 1955-56 was Mr.
Sillwell. I family friend
opened a saving account there for me in my name and the money I earned from doing chores for neighbors including babysitting for
Ruth and Isreal Ray (Funeral Home
Director) next door to the bank, I would Thanks to |
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| Iron Workers Savings & Loan Assn | Crozer Building later Edgmont Ave. |
Officers: Elmer Dutton Board Members: Other known employees: Evelyn Keesey Bullock (c. 1923-1932) |
Established December 8, 1879 - Present | Moved from the Crozer Building to Edgmont Ave. c. 1960 | |
| Philadelphia National Bank (PNB) | 5th & Market St., NE corner
Branch |
The PNB Branch bank building at 11th & Madison St. currently houses the offices of the Chester Housing Authority. | |||
| Southeast National Bank | 23rd St. & Edgmont Ave | - 1960's - | Jack Chambers recalls, "a branch? Loan division, and before it was a bank I believe an American Store." |
