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Historical April–May 2017 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Pulaski Bank on the corner of DeBaliviere and Waterman, and its predecessor the founding Central West End Savings and Loan, has over many years been a fixture in our local community. Coming into the neighborhood later in life I already banked elsewhere, but I heard from neighbors how they looked on this as very much a local institution, and many shared with me how they had been able to get their first loan there when other banks had turned them down.
It came as a shock therefore when suddenly we saw a new name on the building, and we abruptly had to get used to the Busey Bank name. Recently I had the opportunity to talk with the new manager of the DeBaliviere bank, Karla Carroll, and first I asked her about Busey Bank, where were they from, and did they share the same ethos as Pulaski and CWE?
She tells me that Busey traces its history back to 1868 when the original bank was founded in Champaign IL.
They were very much a bank for the local community and had strong local roots.
When the question of the banks getting together came up, there were seen to be a lot of clear synergies between the viewpoints of the two institutions. Karla herself is a St. Louisan and, although new to this community, has worked in the Banking industry for some 20 years, most recently with Commerce Bank. Not only is Busey keen to be part of the community, Karla sees this as a vital part of her own role too.
She had already started a dialogue with the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council, and I told her I was sure Brandon and his crew would be pleased to accept her input and assistance. At the bank itself, they are in the process of planning a remodel and update of the building. Karla said that she wants to ensure that all changes to the 1922 building are in keeping with the historic nature of the structure.
All in all, it sounds like the change from Pulaski to Busey is going smoothly, and we look forward to their continued involvement in the Skinker DeBaliviere community.
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Karla Carroll portrait and historic bank building photograph.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2017.
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