Then Edward F. Swinney occupied the president's room on the corner, a pleasant room with tall stately windows and a cheerful wood fire kept burning on cold winter days. Since then the room has been occupied by Taylor S. Abernathy and currently by Gordon E. Wells, chairman of the board. Carrie Whitney's Kansas City history of 1909 tells of the remarkable growth of Kansas City at the beginning of the 20th century. The transformation on 10th Street began in 1906, when the First National Bank began erection of its elegant new building at the northeast corner of 10th and Baltimore. The counters are made of marble and the cages of bronze.
Walnut is seen.
Built in 1907 it was one of Kansas City's first and finest skyscrapers. With the exception of these two banks all other buildings shown on the old postcard are now gone, some replaced.