Friday, November 28, 2014

Birmingham Photo of the Day (23): New Idea Barber Shop in 1937

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This photograph shows the front window of the New Idea Barber Shop in February 1937. Prominently displayed is a poster for the Ringling Brot...
Monday, November 24, 2014

What's in Cotaco? And What Does it Mean?

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Recently I posted an item on the small town of Somerville in Morgan County and its historic court house. On that same stretch of Alabama Hi...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Silent Filmmaking in the Birmingham Area, Part 5: Homegrown Silents

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Parts 1-4 of this series covered silent films made in the Birmingham area by producers from outside the state. This posting covers local e...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Birmingham Photo of the Day (22): The Hillman Hospital Annex Cornerstone

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Often we walk by history every day and never notice. Recently I was waiting on the bus to take me to my car in the UAB remote parking lot an...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Mickey Rooney's Connections to Birmingham

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On April 6, 2014, legendary actor Mickey Rooney died at age 93 after eight decades performing in films, television, stage, radio and vaudevi...
Monday, November 10, 2014

Once Shelbyville, A.T. & Now Pelham

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Near Pelham City Hall stands a historical marker that includes the following text: “Near this site stood Shelbyville, A.T., first county se...
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Pondering Alabama Maps (4): Early State Road Maps

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In the first three installments of this series I looked at the city of Pelham on some old maps. Why Pelham, you ask? I live there, silly! No...
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