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Identification #
OGL291-121
Description
An undated black and white photograph of the Scandinavian-American Bank with its offices located in the Metropolitan Opera House. The new bank building was constructed in 1914–15 and occupied in 1915. The Metropolitan Opera House in Grand Forks, North Dakota, is a historic 1890 landmark building located at 116 South Third Street.
The building has had a few name changes throughout the decades: Northwestern National Bank (ca. 1919) First National Bank (1929-1933 and post Great Depression),.and Alerus Financial (2000). It has been most recently converted into modern residential apartments known as the Opera House Lofts (2026).
Places Depicted
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Organizations Depicted
Scandinavian Bank, Metropolitan Opera House
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks