Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan on Manatee Avenue in Bradenton. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan's Bradenton Branch at the corner of 38th Street West and Manatee Avenue West. The architectural design was unique in the area and attracted much attention. Palmetto Federal was founded around 1958 by farmer Peter S. Harllee and involved almost every important businessman north of the Manatee River. Their first building was on 8th Avenue in Palmetto. They began planning for a Bradenton branch in 1969 and opened this building at 3933 Manatee Avenue West in 1971. In 1982 a new five-story building opened in Palmetto and the company moved into downtown Bradenton in 1983. The company stock was sold to Goldome for $33 per share in August 1983. In July, 1988, a later president, Fred Langford, and directors faced a Federal Grand Jury and in October were forced to pay a $10 million fraud suit involving unpaid bank loans carried on Palmetto's books when sold to Golddome. This Manatee Avenue building remained in use until ca. 2000. It was torn down in late 2003. Goldome Federal Savings became part of the First of America Bank of Florida family on April 15, 1994. Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan's Bradenton Branch at the corner of 38th Street West and Manatee Avenue West. The architectural design was unique in the area and attracted much attention. Palmetto Federal was founded around 1958 by farmer Peter S. Harllee and involved almost every important businessman north of the Manatee River. Their first building was on 8th Avenue in Palmetto. They began planning for a Bradenton branch in 1969 and opened this building at 3933 Manatee Avenue West in 1971. In 1982 a new five-story building opened in Palmetto and the company moved into downtown Bradenton in 1983. The company stock was sold to Goldome for $33 per share in August 1983. In July, 1988, a later president, Fred Langford, and directors faced a Federal Grand Jury and in October were forced to pay a $10 million fraud suit involving unpaid bank loans carried on Palmetto's books when sold to Golddome. This Manatee Avenue building remained in use until ca. 2000. It was torn down in late 2003. Goldome Federal Savings became part of the First of America Bank of Florida family on April 15, 1994. First of America Bank-Florida Goldome Federal Savings Bank Harllee, Peter S. Langford, Fred Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association (3813 Manatee Avenue West) United States Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton. Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan on Manatee Avenue in Bradenton.
University of South Florida Tampa Library
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Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan's Bradenton Branch at the corner of 38th Street West and Manatee Avenue West. The architectural design was unique in the area and attracted much attention. Palmetto Federal was founded around 1958 by farmer Peter S. Harllee and involved almost every important businessman north of the Manatee River. Their first building was on 8th Avenue in Palmetto. They began planning for a Bradenton branch in 1969 and opened this building at 3933 Manatee Avenue West in 1971. In 1982 a new five-story building opened in Palmetto and the company moved into downtown Bradenton in 1983. The company stock was sold to Goldome for $33 per share in August 1983. In July, 1988, a later president, Fred Langford, and directors faced a Federal Grand Jury and in October were forced to pay a $10 million fraud suit involving unpaid bank loans carried on Palmetto's books when sold to Golddome. This Manatee Avenue building remained in use until ca. 2000. It was torn down in late 2003. Goldome Federal Savings became part of the First of America Bank of Florida family on April 15, 1994.
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan's Bradenton Branch at the corner of 38th Street West and Manatee Avenue West. The architectural design was unique in the area and attracted much attention. Palmetto Federal was founded around 1958 by farmer Peter S. Harllee and involved almost every important businessman north of the Manatee River. Their first building was on 8th Avenue in Palmetto. They began planning for a Bradenton branch in 1969 and opened this building at 3933 Manatee Avenue West in 1971. In 1982 a new five-story building opened in Palmetto and the company moved into downtown Bradenton in 1983. The company stock was sold to Goldome for $33 per share in August 1983. In July, 1988, a later president, Fred Langford, and directors faced a Federal Grand Jury and in October were forced to pay a $10 million fraud suit involving unpaid bank loans carried on Palmetto's books when sold to Golddome. This Manatee Avenue building remained in use until ca. 2000. It was torn down in late 2003. Goldome Federal Savings became part of the First of America Bank of Florida family on April 15, 1994.
First of America Bank-Florida
Goldome Federal Savings Bank
Harllee, Peter S.
Langford, Fred
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association (3813 Manatee Avenue West)
United States
Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton.
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection