{"id":155530,"date":"2026-04-02T16:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155530\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:50:22","slug":"fidelity-bank-razes-building-in-downtown-scranton-to-make-way-for-parking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155530\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidelity Bank razes building in downtown Scranton to make way for parking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp; Mattes attorneys\u2019 building at 324 N. Washington Ave. in downtown Scranton to make way for a bank parking lot there. Wrecking crews in recent days razed the structure, exposing the former basement and foundation and leaving piles of rubble for removal, as shown here on Wednesday. Fidelity Bank is renovating the iconic Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. into a headquarters, completion of which is expected soon. As part of the renovation project and move, Fidelity bought the Mattes &amp; Mattes building to raze it to make way for parking there for bank employees relocating to the Scranton Electric Building. Fidelity already owned the parking lot off North Washington Avenue between the former Mattes building and the building at 312 N. Washington Ave., as well as the parking area behind Abe\u2019s Deli at 326 N. Washington Ave. Fidelity also owns the parking area behind the Scranton Electric Building. Those parking lots are accessed via Dix Court. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SCRANTON \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp;...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-DEMOLITION-0403_3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON \u2014 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp; Mattes attorneys\u2019 building at 324 N. Washington Ave. downtown to make way for a bank parking lot there. Wrecking crews in recent days razed the structure, exposing the former basement and foundation and leaving piles of rubble for removal, as shown here on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Fidelity Bank is renovating the iconic Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. into a headquarters, completion of which is expected soon. As part of the Scranton Electric Building renovation project and move, Fidelity bought the Mattes &amp; Mattes building at 324 N. Washington Ave. to raze it to make way for parking there for bank employees relocating to the Scranton Electric Building. Fidelity already owned the parking lot off North Washington Avenue between the former Mattes building and the building at 312 N. Washington Ave., as well as the parking area behind Abe\u2019s Deli at 326 N. Washington Ave. Fidelity also owns the parking area behind the Scranton Electric Building. Those parking lots are accessed via Dix Court. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The former Mattes and Mattes Attorneys building, far right, is...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-MATTES-0221-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-MATTES-0221-01.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The former Mattes and Mattes Attorneys building, far right,  is now condemned on N. Washington Ave. in downtown Scranton Friday, February 20, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SCRANTON \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp;...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-DEMOLITION-0403_2.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-DEMOLITION-0403_2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON \u2014 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp; Mattes attorneys\u2019 building at 324 N. Washington Ave. downtown to make way for a bank parking lot there. Wrecking crews in recent days razed the structure, exposing the former basement and foundation and leaving piles of rubble for removal, as shown here on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Fidelity Bank is renovating the iconic Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. into a headquarters, completion of which is expected soon. As part of the Scranton Electric Building renovation project and move, Fidelity bought the Mattes &amp; Mattes building at 324 N. Washington Ave. to raze it to make way for parking there for bank employees relocating to the Scranton Electric Building. Fidelity already owned the parking lot off North Washington Avenue between the former Mattes building and the building at 312 N. Washington Ave., as well as the parking area behind Abe\u2019s Deli at 326 N. Washington Ave. Fidelity also owns the parking area behind the Scranton Electric Building. Those parking lots are accessed via Dix Court. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SCRANTON \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp;...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-DEMOLITION-0403-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/STT-L-DEMOLITION-0403-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON \u2014 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp; Mattes attorneys\u2019 building at 324 N. Washington Ave. downtown to make way for a bank parking lot there. Wrecking crews in recent days razed the structure, exposing the former basement and foundation and leaving piles of rubble for removal, as shown here on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Fidelity Bank is renovating the iconic Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. into a headquarters, completion of which is expected soon. As part of the Scranton Electric Building renovation project and move, Fidelity bought the Mattes &amp; Mattes building at 324 N. Washington Ave. to raze it to make way for parking there for bank employees relocating to the Scranton Electric Building. Fidelity already owned the parking lot off North Washington Avenue between the former Mattes building and the building at 312 N. Washington Ave., as well as the parking area behind Abe\u2019s Deli at 326 N. Washington Ave. Fidelity also owns the parking area behind the Scranton Electric Building. Those parking lots are accessed via Dix Court. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 4<\/p>\n<p>SCRANTON \u2014 Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp; Mattes attorneys\u2019 building at 324 N. Washington Ave. downtown to make way for a bank parking lot there. Wrecking crews in recent days razed the structure, exposing the former basement and foundation and leaving piles of rubble for removal, as shown here on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Fidelity Bank is renovating the iconic Scranton Electric Building at 507 Linden St. into a headquarters, completion of which is expected soon. As part of the Scranton Electric Building renovation project and move, Fidelity bought the Mattes &amp; Mattes building at 324 N. Washington Ave. to raze it to make way for parking there for bank employees relocating to the Scranton Electric Building. Fidelity already owned the parking lot off North Washington Avenue between the former Mattes building and the building at 312 N. Washington Ave., as well as the parking area behind Abe\u2019s Deli at 326 N. Washington Ave. Fidelity also owns the parking area behind the Scranton Electric Building. Those parking lots are accessed via Dix Court. (JIM LOCKWOOD \/ STAFF PHOTO)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fidelity Bank has demolished the former Mattes &amp; Mattes attorneys\u2019 building at 324 N. 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