A little over two years ago, 5/3 Bank closed the downtown location and sold the building to the Tipp City Library. The library owned it for about a year, using it for storage and the annual book sale. These first pictures are of the inside when we first purchased it from the library in August 2007.
This was where the loan officers and account specialists sat. It is now Nick's kitchen!
Here's a peek inside the vault. Yes, we kept the door - it weighs nearly 12,000 pounds!
This was the bank lobby. The two columns are part of the main dining room.
This small teller line was open on Saturday's back in the day. There was a partition that would close off the remaining area of the bank so customers could only walk to this front area. Now, it is the bar.
This is the big teller line, looking into the lobby. The area behind the teller line is now a long hallway, leading to the stairs going up to the banquet room.
The new pictures were taken today. There is still a lot of finish work to be done, but the transformation has been amazing!
The bar area.
Nick's new kitchen!
The main dining room. The fireplace is 2-sided, so it can be seen from the waiting area as well as in the dining room.
The vault will be a second dining area.
Ever wondered how thick the walls of a bank vault are? About 18" of solid concrete! Since it will be a dining area, fire code requires a second means of exiting the room.
The outside of the building a year ago....
And today....
Obviously, the ugly tree came down. And, the windows on the second floor need to be re-installed.
Phase 2 of the project. The second floor above the restaurant used to be a dentist office. The walls have all been torn out to open it up for a banquet facility. It will seat about 85 people. This will probably open toward the end of 2009.
Phase 3 of the project is an outdoor patio. This is the roof above the vault. This final phase is probably 2-3 years off.
I'll snap some final pictures to post just before the opening!!
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