1907 McLean State Bank / Pinball Paradise

In 1860 C. C. Aldrich established McLean’s first bank and in 1897 he and his son Frank W. Aldrich formed the C.C. Aldrich and Son Bank. In 1906 they reorganized as the McLean State Bank. Frank W. Aldrich was the cashier and managed estates and investments while his father served as bank president.

They commissioned the well know architect Arthur Pillsbury to design this building, which the bank moved into in 1907. The new building cost about $7,500.00.

GPS: 40.315353, -89.170889

The bank survived the early years of the Great Depression but in 1938 they decided to close the bank. After the bank closed the building was sold at auction on November 18, 1939, thirty-two years and a few days after it opened for business in 1907. C. C. Aldrich had died in 1917 and Frank retired after the bank closed.

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

New Home of McLean State Bank, McLean, Ill. Nov. 5, 1907

NOTE: There is no descriptive text on the back of this postcard But on the left of the bank in this image you can see the historic 1868 home of C. C. Aldrich.
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Photo(s): 2016