In
1912 the Northern Crown Bank opened a branch at Holdfast,
Saskatchewan in temporary quarters in the local hotel.
When the safe arrived, it was found to be too large
to place inside the hotel so it was left outside in
the street. Despite the fact that the safe was unguarded
and that the town was populated by strangers and without
street lights, no attempt was made to open the safe
without using the combination.
The
Crown Bank of Canada Toronto office, 34 King Street
West, 1905
A unique feature of the Crown Bank of Canada's Toronto office, the "Women's Room" was described in the bank's 1905 brochure as
"a charming apartment situated at the front of the offices, and devoted to the comfort and convenience of all women, whether customers of the Bank or not". "A special department of the Savings Bank has also been provided under the management of a woman, and this department opens directly into the 'Women's Room'. By this means the women customers of the Bank are protected from the inconvenience and confusion so often encountered by them in doing business in a large banking office, and can transact all their banking operations with facility and comfort."
