Manatee Federal Savings and Loan Association's Manatee Avenue branch office. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Manatee Federal Savings and Loan began with a downtown Bradenton office in 1957. The company handled over $12 million by 1966 and grew to over $15 million in deposits by 1969. It already had a large office at Cortez Plaza and a mall office in the DeSoto Square Mall when they opened their Manatee Avenue Branch in Fairway Plaza Shopping Center in late 1982 when William Grimes was Chairman of the Board. Their slogan was "Fast Service, where time means money." This did not stop them from becoming part of First Florida Bankcorp in the mid-1980s. This was at the S.W. corner of 51st Street West and Manatee Avenue West. Visible in this image are the Bradenton Flower Shop and the Frame Factory at 5227 and 5231 Manatee Avenue West. . Manatee Federal Savings and Loan began with a downtown Bradenton office in 1957. The company handled over $12 million by 1966 and grew to over $15 million in deposits by 1969. It already had a large office at Cortez Plaza and a mall office in the DeSoto Square Mall when they opened their Manatee Avenue Branch in Fairway Plaza Shopping Center in late 1982 when William Grimes was Chairman of the Board. Their slogan was "Fast Service, where time means money." This did not stop them from becoming part of First Florida Bankcorp in the mid-1980s. This was at the S.W. corner of 51st Street West and Manatee Avenue West. Visible in this image are the Bradenton Flower Shop and the Frame Factory at 5227 and 5231 Manatee Avenue West. . Bradenton Flower Shop (5227 Manatee Avenue West) Fairway Center Shopping Plaza First Florida Bankcorp Frame Factory (5231 Manatee Avenue West) Manatee Federal Savings and Loan (Manatee Avenue West at 51st Street) Streets--51st Street West Streets--Manatee Avenue United States Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Manatee Federal Savings and Loan Association's Manatee Avenue branch office.
University of South Florida Tampa Library
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Manatee Federal Savings and Loan began with a downtown Bradenton office in 1957. The company handled over $12 million by 1966 and grew to over $15 million in deposits by 1969. It already had a large office at Cortez Plaza and a mall office in the DeSoto Square Mall when they opened their Manatee Avenue Branch in Fairway Plaza Shopping Center in late 1982 when William Grimes was Chairman of the Board. Their slogan was "Fast Service, where time means money." This did not stop them from becoming part of First Florida Bankcorp in the mid-1980s. This was at the S.W. corner of 51st Street West and Manatee Avenue West. Visible in this image are the Bradenton Flower Shop and the Frame Factory at 5227 and 5231 Manatee Avenue West. .
Manatee Federal Savings and Loan began with a downtown Bradenton office in 1957. The company handled over $12 million by 1966 and grew to over $15 million in deposits by 1969. It already had a large office at Cortez Plaza and a mall office in the DeSoto Square Mall when they opened their Manatee Avenue Branch in Fairway Plaza Shopping Center in late 1982 when William Grimes was Chairman of the Board. Their slogan was "Fast Service, where time means money." This did not stop them from becoming part of First Florida Bankcorp in the mid-1980s. This was at the S.W. corner of 51st Street West and Manatee Avenue West. Visible in this image are the Bradenton Flower Shop and the Frame Factory at 5227 and 5231 Manatee Avenue West. .
Bradenton Flower Shop (5227 Manatee Avenue West)
Fairway Center Shopping Plaza
First Florida Bankcorp
Frame Factory (5231 Manatee Avenue West)
Manatee Federal Savings and Loan (Manatee Avenue West at 51st Street)
Streets--51st Street West
Streets--Manatee Avenue
United States
Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton
Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection