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The Farmers and Merchants Bank was founded in 1871 by 23 prominent Los Angeles businessmen, with an initial capital of $500,000. The three largest subscribers were financier Isaias W. Hellman ($100,000), former California Governor John G. Downey ($100,000), and Ozro W. Childs ($50,000) who in later years became the founders of the University of Southern California.
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles (1871−1952) people — founders and board of directors members in Los Angeles, California. The prominent one-branch bank and historic lending institution directed by Isaias W. Hellman was located in Downtown Los Angeles .
In 1871, Hellman and John G. Downey, a former governor of California, formed the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles, which became Los Angeles' first successful bank. [12] Hellman lent the money that allowed Harrison Gray Otis to buy the Los Angeles Times and Edward Doheny and Charles A. Canfield to drill for oil.
Farmers and Merchants Bank-Masonic Lodge, Booneville, Arkansas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Farmers and Merchants Bank (Mountain View, Arkansas), NRHP-listed; Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fullerton, Fullerton, California, NRHP-listed in Orange County; Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles, California; Farmers ...
Domingo Amestoy —born Dominique— (c. 1822–1892) [1] [2] was a Basque sheepherder, and banker, one of the original founders to provide the financing for the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Los Angeles, California, in 1871. [3]
Angelenos set out to remake their geography to challenge San Francisco with its port facilities, railway terminal, banks and factories. The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles was the first incorporated bank in Los Angeles, founded in 1871 by John G. Downey and Isaias W. Hellman.
English: Film or television shoot on location at Farmers & Merchants Bank Building, 401 S. Main St., in downtown Los Angeles, California. The Bank is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #271. The Bank is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #271.
Pages in category "Bank buildings in Los Angeles" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles;