Laclede Bank History: St. Louis Day Trips

Laclede Bank history in downtown St. Louis

This five-page DealMaker Day Trips edition follows a banking story into the later life of a St. Louis landmark. The Merchants–Laclede National Bank Building at 400 Olive Street provides the setting. Its history connects the city's commercial development with the continued use of an older downtown building.

From a bank to a historic landmark

The publication traces the Laclede Bank's beginnings, the development of the Merchants–Laclede building and the changes that followed. Its timeline includes the banking consolidation, subsequent alterations and the end of the bank's operation. These are stages in the landmark's history, not a description of a bank currently serving customers at the address.

A new chapter at the Pennywell

The reader then turns to the building's conversion into a hotel and its present-day Pennywell identity. Former banking spaces and later hospitality uses appear within the same account. The edition's venue information is editorial context rather than a room reservation, a guarantee of facilities or a current availability listing.

A downtown day-trip setting

Nearby stops featured in the publication include the Gateway Arch, Old Courthouse, riverfront attractions and downtown baseball landmarks. Those places give readers a wider area to explore around the building's history. Confirm opening hours, accessibility and admission arrangements directly before planning a visit, and consult the full edition for the publisher's walkable-stop selection.

Publication facts

Series number: Dealmaker Reader No. 1054.

Subject: Historic Buildings.

Setting: St. Louis, MO.

Key search term: Laclede Bank history.

Format: free digital flip-book, readable on phone, tablet or desktop.

Publisher: Amerishop Services LLC, St. Louis, Missouri. Phone 442-413-0440.