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Walker Center (formerly Walker Bank Building) is a
The building was opened on December 9, 1912, taking a little over a year to be built. It was originally constructed as the headquarters for Walker Bank, founded in Salt Lake City in 1859 by the Walker brothers: Samuel Sharp, Joseph Robinson, David Frederick, and Matthew Walker, Jr. The basement originally contained the vault for the bank, as well as a barbershop, florist, cigar store, and other shops. The main floor contained the bank, and upper floors were used as office space.
The St. Louis, Missouri-based architecture firm
Walker Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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in Salt Lake City
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, Utah
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, United States
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Description
The building was opened on December 9, 1912, taking a little over a year to be built. It was originally constructed as the headquarters for Walker Bank, founded in Salt Lake City in 1859 by the Walker brothers: Samuel Sharp, Joseph Robinson, David Frederick, and Matthew Walker, Jr. The basement originally contained the vault for the bank, as well as a barbershop, florist, cigar store, and other shops. The main floor contained the bank, and upper floors were used as office space.
The St. Louis, Missouri-based architecture firm Eames and Young
Eames and Young was an American architecture firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, active nationally, and responsible for several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
The principals were Thomas Crane Young, FAIA and Wil ...
designed the structure, which is an example of the Chicago school design style.
Walker Bank was headquartered in the building until a 1981 merger with First Interstate Bancorp
First Interstate Bancorp was a bank holding company based in the United States. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it was the nation's eighth largest banking company.
Although First Interstate Bancorp was taken over by Wells Fargo in 1996, the name ...
; First Interstate merged with Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence. The company operates in 35 countries and serves over 70 million customers worldwide. It is a systemically important fi ...
in 1996. Walker Center still operates as a multi-use office and business building, with leasing managed by Colliers.
Weather tower
The Walker Center is topped by a 64-foot weather tower, which gives a weather forecast based on the color of the lights. A local radio station originally installed the tower when based in the building in the 1940s. The weather tower was taken down in the 1980s due to a city ordinance but the tower was replaced in 2008 with upgrades for safety and code compliance. The meaning of the tower colors are: * Blue: clear skies * Flashing blue: cloudy skies * Red: rain * Flashing red: snow A common mnemonic used by residents to remember the signals given by the tower is "Solid blue: skies are too, flashing blue: clouds are due, solid red: rain ahead, flashing red: snow instead." In December 2021, work began to upgrade the neon glass tubes to GLLS LED Neon Flex product. While the weather forecast will still be broadcast, the tower now will have "any color under the rainbow, as well as various animation effects” to promote holidays and other events.See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City
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References
External links
*Walker Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)
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1912 establishments in Utah Commercial buildings completed in 1912 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City Skyscraper office buildings in Salt Lake City {{Utah-struct-stub