A painting by Jose Vives-Atsara
of San Antonio’s Main Plaza in
1868 still hangs in the lobby of
the Frost Bank in downtown
San Antonio. The original Frost
building is shown next to San
Fernando Cathedral, the oldest
operating cathedral in the
United States.
A Profitable
Century of
Prudence
Survival is a skill
some banks have honed
through many cycles
By Gregory DL Morris
14 Financial History | Spring/Summer 2011 | www.MoAF.org