Acoustic Treatment in the 1920’s – A look at the Guardian Building

The bank wanted the building be a “show-piece” and communicate its principles of “security” and “fidelity” (remember, this was at a time before the FDIC), to impress customers and convince them to store their valuables at their bank.  Incredibly, the building was completed in just one year; construction began in 1928 and finished just before […]