Puerto Rico: 1950s TRACTOR TRAILER MOBILE BANK El Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño

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Puerto Rico: 1950s TRACTOR TRAILER MOBILE BANK El Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño
El Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño on side of the trailer on this semi truck from Puerto Rico, with interior views of the mobile bank. Postcard-sized, but with blank back, this must have been a Dexter Press printer's proof. Condition is Near Mint, NO creases.
Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño was founded on January 1, 1895 and was one of the most successful and prosperous banks of the 20th century in Puerto Rico. It was the first bank in the Town of Ponce and one of the first two native banks on the island. In 1924 they built their symbol headquarters on Marina Street and Callejón Amor in Ponce. This iconic branch is still standing in the historic area of ​​Ponce and was declared a historic monument and included in the Register of Historic Places.
The prosperity of this bank resulted in the opening of multiple branches around the island. Its promotional slogan was: Banco Crédito and Ahorro Ponceño: the bank of the big one and the small one. It operated for more than eight decades in a successful way until in 1978 it collapsed economically.
With the assistance of the FDIC, its assets were sold to Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Banco Español Santander, which acquired 14 branches. Today a Banco Santander branch occupies the building built in 1924 in the center of Ponce.
El Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño fue fundado el 1 de enero de 1895 y fue uno de los bancos más exitosos y prósperos del siglo 20 en Puerto Rico. Fue el primer banco en el Pueblo de Ponce y uno de los dos primeros bancos nativos en la isla. En 1924 construyeron su sede símbolo en la calle Marina y Callejón Amor en Ponce. Esta icónica sucursal sigue en pie en la zona histórica de Ponce y fue declarada monumento histórico e incluida en el Registro de Lugares Históricos.
La prosperidad de éste banco se tradujo en la apertura de múltiples sucursales alrededor de la isla. Su slogan promocional era: Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño:el banco del grande y del pequeño.Operó durante mas de ocho décadas de forma exitosa hasta que en 1978 se derrumbó económicamente.
Con la asistencia de FDIC sus activos fueron vendidos al Banco Popular de Puerto Rico y al Banco Español Santander, el cual adquirió 14 sucursales. Hoy día una sucursal de Banco Santander ocupa el edificio construido en el 1924 en el centro de Ponce.
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