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* June: [[2004 City Stages|City Stages]] returned to Father's Day Weekend | * June: [[2004 City Stages|City Stages]] returned to Father's Day Weekend | ||
* [[September 23]], [[September 24|24]], [[September 25|25]]: The 6th annual [[2004 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival|Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] was held downtown | * [[September 23]], [[September 24|24]], [[September 25|25]]: The 6th annual [[2004 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival|Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] was held downtown | ||
* [[October 20]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] presented the [[City Center Master Plan]] at the [[Alabama Theatre]] | * [[October 20]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] presented the [[City Center Master Plan]] at the [[Alabama Theatre]]. | ||
* [[December 15]]: [[Forever Wild]] acquired the 462-acre [[Turkey Creek Tract]] at the [[Turkey Creek Nature Preserve]]. | |||
* Deputy Chief [[Robert Walker, Sr]] retired from the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | * Deputy Chief [[Robert Walker, Sr]] retired from the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. | ||
* The [[Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] contributed $10,000 to secure the [[Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site]]. | * The [[Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources]] contributed $10,000 to secure the [[Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 27 February 2011
2004 was the 133rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
Cover of the "City Center Master Plan", presented in 2004
- February: The Jefferson County Commission placed the Jefferson Metropolitan Health Care Authority in charge of the county's health operations.
- June: City Stages returned to Father's Day Weekend
- September 23, 24, 25: The 6th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival was held downtown
- October 20: Bernard Kincaid presented the City Center Master Plan at the Alabama Theatre.
- December 15: Forever Wild acquired the 462-acre Turkey Creek Tract at the Turkey Creek Nature Preserve.
- Deputy Chief Robert Walker, Sr retired from the Birmingham Police Department.
- The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources contributed $10,000 to secure the Steven C. Minkin Paleozoic Footprint Site.
- The Marvel slab, damming a section of the Cahaba River, was demolished.
- Cartoonist Frank Cummings began assisting John Marshall to draw the daily "Blondie" newspaper comic.
Business
- May: Yanni's restaurant closed.
- May 26: Tuscaloosa's Vinyl Solution record shop closed its doors.
- Naked Art Gallery moved to the house fomerly occupied by Zoe's Forest Park on Clairmont Avenue.
- Frontier Cafeteria (formerly Pioneer Cafeteria) on Parkway East in Roebuck closed.
- Frank Carnaggio sold Carnaggio's to Jerry Mead.
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama leased the 101,000-square foot Meadow Brook 300 building for its Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators division.
- Rob Henrikson became President and Chief Operating Officer of MetLife, Inc.
- Brownell Travel merged with Sterling Travel of Atlanta, Georgia.
- Mark's Outdoor Sports was named Fishing Tackle Retailer magazine's "Independent Retailer of the Year".
Sports
- June 17: The 9th annual Rickwood Classic was played
- June 21, 22, 23: The second North America Cup was held at Lakeshore Foundation
Works
Buildings
- Summer: Patton Creek Shopping Center
- Ensley Library closed for renovations
- The Phoenix Building was renovated as the Phoenix Lofts
- Birmingham-Southern College vacated the Simpson Building
Individuals
- Irvin Penfield retired from the provostship of Birmingham-Southern College.
- Frank Poe resigned from the executive directorship of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.
Births
- December 24: Kwanza, the Birmingham Zoo's male African lion
Awards
- Alabama Press Association lifetime achievement: Joel Smith
- Alabama AGC Construction Hall of Fame: Miller Gorrie
Graduations
- Al Sutton earned his doctorate in ministry at Virginia Union School in Richmond, Virginia
Deaths
- January 29: Dick Hawley, sportscaster
- February 6: Humphry Osmond, psychiatrist and coiner of the word "psychedelic"
- March 25: A. C. Keily, photographer
- March 25: Max Sokol, retailer
- March 31: Aquil Abdur-Rasheed, music store owner
- May 13: Helen Saxon, dance instructor
- May 27: John C. Fletcher, Jr, biomedical ethicist
- June 26: Marie Ingalls, socialite, philanthropist, civic leader
- November 8: Jack Farr, educator
- November 18: Bobby Frank Cherry, church bomber
- December 29: Freddie C. Rogers, first mayor of Roosevelt City
See Also
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