Vacant banks, rich with character, provide new opportunities for developers and businesses

The door, rusted as it was, hadn't even closed behind Michelle and Julio Izquierdo before they scampered back out of the building. Boiling Springs Bank's former base, which sat vacant in Rutherford for about seven years, was more daunting than they imagined the sheer size of its dingy interior, its tacky blue carpet and its drab gray wallpaper. . .