The Savings Was Wall Space

During a recent out-of-town trip to Sanford, Maine, a city of just over 20,000 residents in Southern Maine, and close to the New Hampshire border, this Partners Bank, formerly the Sanford Institution for Savings, sported the shadow of an exterior Fallout Shelter sign.

It appears from Google Maps that, although the bank remained Sanford Institution for Savings until sometime after 2018, the sign was removed between 2011 and 2015 before the bank changed hands (screenshot below for reference).

Although wall space was saved, it’s doubtful the sign was.

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Images taken on August 13, 2025 and owned by Fallout Five Zero. Screenshot from and owned by Google Maps

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