Pan American Bank of Orlando newspaper advertisement, 1977
Book 1, Page 408 ·1977
Transcription
A full-page newspaper advertisement for Pan American Bank of Orlando, mounted alone on the album page.
The upper portion is a black-and-white photograph of two businessmen in suits standing inside what appears to be a sporting-goods store, one holding a folder open between them. Behind them, a wall hung with tennis racquets and other sports equipment.
Below the photograph, in heavy display type:
AS A BUSINESSMAN…
STRAIGHT TALK LENDING IS YOUR LANGUAGE, TOO.
Two columns of body copy follow:
Straight Talk. The kind of straight answers you get when you deal with Pan American Bank of Orlando. Now, you may not like the answers the Straight Talk Bankers give you, but you can be sure the answers you get have the best interest of your business in mind. That’s Straight Talk. And that’s why so many Central Florida businessmen, like you, work hand-in-hand with the Straight Talk Bankers at Pan American. They take advantage of Pan American Bank’s years of experience in handling commercial loans and other business services. That experience, combined with straight answers and valuable data, helps the businessman keep his business on an even keel. So when you need a commercial loan or other business service, talk with someone who speaks your language… The Straight Talk Business Specialists at Pan American Bank. You’ll soon discover, Straight Talk is your language, too.
PAN AMERICAN BANK OF ORLANDO, N.A.
[A stylized “P/pyramid” logo appears between the two columns of body copy; an Equal Housing Lender logo appears at the lower left.]
In fine print at the very bottom of the clipping:
Main Office: 250 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801 (305) 841-2610 / McCoy Facility: Naval Training Center Annex at McCoy, Orlando, Florida 32809 (305) 851-4610 Member FDIC
In blue ink at the lower right margin of the clipping:
Oct 25 1977 Orlando Sentinel
AI Notes
A full-page newspaper advertisement for Pan American Bank of Orlando, N.A., clipped and mounted singly on the album page. A black-and-white photograph at the top shows two businessmen in suits — one holding an open folder — standing inside what appears to be a sporting-goods store, with a wall of mounted tennis racquets and other sports equipment visible behind them. The bold display headline ‘AS A BUSINESSMAN… STRAIGHT TALK LENDING IS YOUR LANGUAGE, TOO.’ and two columns of body copy fill the lower half. The bank’s stylized ‘P/pyramid’ logo appears between the two columns; an Equal Housing Lender logo appears at lower left. A two-line ink (blue pen) annotation in the lower right margin reads ‘Oct 25 1977 / Orlando Sentinel’ (with ‘Orlando Sentinel’ underlined). Below the bank name, in fine print: ‘Main Office: 250 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801 (305) 841-2610 / McCoy Facility: Naval Training Center Annex at McCoy, Orlando, Florida 32809 (305) 851-4610 Member FDIC.’
Editorial note: the FitzSimons / Walker family’s Florida residence in the mid-20th century centered on Jacksonville, but the compiler’s granddaughter Nancy Fletcher McEwan (b. 1946) was born and lived in Orlando — see the family-group sheet on p610. This Orlando Sentinel clipping likely entered the album through the McEwan/Orlando branch. The “McCoy Facility” address refers to the Naval Training Center Orlando’s McCoy Annex (the former McCoy Air Force Base), in operation 1968–1995.