The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

April 1, 2025 • Peoples Bank

Rebuilding from the Core: New Walls Signal New Chapter in Peoples Bank Restoration

Workers remove a modern balcony from the front of the historic Peoples Bank building during early construction, preparing to install new concrete masonry walls. — Crews remove a nonoriginal balcony to make way for new masonry walls on the first floor of Peoples Bank.

Restoration of the historic Peoples Bank building has entered a new phase. Following a meticulous top-to-bottom demolition, crews have begun rebuilding the first-floor exterior walls using 12-inch concrete masonry units.

This marks a critical structural milestone in a project focused on returning the building to its authentic form. Earlier stages included removing multiple layers of flooring, dismantling nonoriginal balconies and fully exposing the original steel columns.

These new walls are more than structural—they’re foundational to a revival that honors the past while preparing the building for its future.

A construction site at the Peoples Bank building with workers using equipment to demolish remaining sections of the façade, while new concrete walls begin to take shape. Safety cones and tape surround the area. — Construction crews work on rebuilding the exterior walls of the Peoples Bank structure, utilizing new 12-inch concrete masonry units to ensure stability and authenticity.

wo construction workers in bright yellow shirts and hard hats using tools to remove old flooring inside the historic Peoples Bank building during the early stages of its restoration. — Workers carefully remove flooring layers during an initial demolition phase of the Peoples Bank restoration project, revealing the building’s original structural elements.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the Peoples Bank.

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An exciting new chapter of historic restoration begins for four unique properties on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater.

See the magnificent transformation now underway

FOR INFORMATION

Scott Dobbins
scott@hybridgecre.com