The Teller of Burnham Bank

 Hey Look At This One Said James Holding Up One Of The Photographs.  I Wonder Whatâ S Up With Her? The Photo He Held Was A Picture Of The Burnham Bank Building From 1939 As Evidenced By The Tax Assessment Sign In The Still Documenting The Year. No Longer A Bank But The Location For A Five-And-Dime Store The Building Itself Appeared To Be In Good Repair With An Ornate Wooden Door At The Buildingâ S Corner And Perhaps Fifteen Arched Windows Each Topped With A Marble Lintel. An Elegant Spire A Feature Missing From The Present Structure Crowned The Roof. But What Instantly Drew Our Attention Was Not The Building  It Was Rather A Woman Who Stood In The Foreground. With Arms Drawn High To Shield Her Face One Thing Seemed Apparent: She Did Not Want To Be Photographed. . Every Building Has A Story To Tell. All It Needs Is Someone To Tell It. In The Teller Of Burnham Bank That Someone Is Hal Ogdens The Editor Of A Nearly Bankrupt Weekly Newspaper Constantly At Battle With The Townâ S Contentious Mayor  Who Happens Also To Be His Ex-Wife  Over How Best To Preserve The Historic Fabric Of Downtown New Brooklyn Alabama. But When Hal Teams Up With The Mayorâ S Estranged Daughter Nell To Rescue A Landmark Building From The Mayor And Her Urban Renewal Plans More Than The Life Of An Old Building Will Be At Stake.