Folder: S.F. Banks-American Trust Company.
Newscopy: "Resembling the spokes of a huge wheel, this steel framing, at Market and Sansome streets, forms the outline of the American Trust Company's new Crown Zellerbach office. Completed structure will be 70 feet in diameter, with exterior walls composed of 40 huge sheets of plate glass. Roof will be of sheet copper. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy in the fall.".
Written on back: "Steel framing like the spokes of a huge orange wheel appeared last week on the corner of Market and Sansome Streets for the American Trust Company's new Crown Zellerbach office. These ribs will be exposed in the finished structure, which promises to be an architectural gem, adding to the beauty of the downtown San Francisco business area. The new building is expected to be ready for its owners some time this fall, according to the architects, Skidmore Owings and Merrill. the completed structure will be 70 feet in diameter with exterior walls composed entirely of 40 huge sheets of plate glass. This offers a view of the landscaped area which forms part of the complete plan for the block. The roof of the new building, which will be prominently seen from surrounding offices will be sheet copper, supported on pre-cast concrete panels in an accordion-pleated pattern. General contractor for the project is Haas and Haynie, and the structural steel was fabricated by Judson Pacific-Murphy Div...".
"Moulin Studios."
