Demolition of old Regions Bank property has begun, making way for these huge Marriott hotel plans - Gainesville Times

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Demolition of old Regions Bank property has begun, making way for these huge Marriott hotel plans

A crew tears down the parking deck Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the old First National Bank building in downtown Gainesville. First National Bank opened the location in 1964 and was followed by Regions in the late 1990s. - photo by Scott Rogers

04212021 DEMO 2.jpg — A crew tears down the parking deck Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the old First National Bank building in downtown Gainesville. First National Bank opened the location in 1964 and was followed by Regions in the late 1990s. - photo by Scott Rogers

Get photos while you can of an iconic downtown Gainesville bank. The structure — which opened in 1964 as First National Bank, later became a Regions Bank and then served in recent times as a movie set — is coming down.