Going, Going Gilmore.

When A.F. Gilmore Co. decided to tear down its 1950s-era Gilmore Bank building on Third Street last year to make way for The Grove at Farmers Market, the move caused a bit of a brouhaha among preservationists.

The building, with its Art Deco overtones, was hailed as a classic example of period architecture. But the company said it had no choice and moved its bank operations into a prefab trailer-like unit nearby until a new permanent home can be constructed just north of the Farmers Market.

A bank spokesman chalked up the complaints to some people's inherent distaste for change.

"My guess is that when the new bank building opens, there will be (customers) who say, 'I liked the other place. It was so small and cozy,'" said spokesman Dave Hamlin.