Pierce-Arrow Showroom - Table of Contents

Interior - Pierce-Arrow Showroom
2421 Main Street at Jewett Parkway, Buffalo, NY



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Main entrance - brass double doors at the foot of the tower

View from the main entrance

View from the main entrance

Detail from previous photo

Detail from previous photo

Right: Marble / brass / art glass entrance surround

Detail from previuous photo. Marble / brass / amber art glass

  • Brass wall vent. Note Art Deco stylized volutes
  • Marble / brass / backlit art glass entrance surround

Detail from previous photo

Detail from previous photo

Detail from previous photo. The foliate motif is original (although restored by GBSB)

Note Pierce-Arrow wheel decoration in the corner

Interior plate glass surround echoes the exterior surround

The teller cages are obviously not original to the auto showroom

The marble on the teller cages are not original

Original tile floor

Detail from previous photo.

Original tile floor - detail

Baseboard brass heat registers

Frank Lloyd Wright theme on buffalo

The era-appropriate antique brass bank table was purchased by GBSB

The era-appropriate antique brass bank table was purchased from a local antiques deale

1932 Pierce-Arrow on loan

1932 Pierce-Arrow

1932 Pierce-Arrow

Pierce-Arrow Showroom - Table of Contents

1932 Pierce-Arrow loan information


Special thanks to Greater Buffalo Savings Bank President Andrew Dorn Jr. and Branch Manager Kevin Brady for their cooperation and assistance in 2004
Photos and their arrangement © 2004 Chuck LaChiusa
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