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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[June 26]]: The [[1947 Dairy Month Parade]] was held in [[downtown Birmingham]]. | |||
* The [[Alabama State Fair Authority]] was established by the [[Alabama Legislature]] as a successor to the [[Alabama State Fair & Exhibit Association]]. | * The [[Alabama State Fair Authority]] was established by the [[Alabama Legislature]] as a successor to the [[Alabama State Fair & Exhibit Association]]. | ||
* The North American Numbering Plan went into effect, giving Alabama the [[Area code 205|205 area code]]. | * The North American Numbering Plan went into effect, giving Alabama the [[Area code 205|205 area code]]. | ||
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===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* The [[Birmingham Electric Company]] began using "streamlined" PCC-type streetcars. | |||
====Establishments==== | ====Establishments==== | ||
* [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] was founded. | * [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] was founded. | ||
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===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
* [[Garywood Assembly of God]] was founded as [[Garywood Assembly of God|El Bethel Assembly of God]]. | * [[Garywood Assembly of God]] was founded as [[Garywood Assembly of God|El Bethel Assembly of God]]. | ||
* [[Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood)|Trinity United Methodist Church]] began holding services in an army chapel building bought as surplus from [[Camp Sibert]] near [[Gadsden]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Ans-O-Phone|Ans-O-Phone building]] on [[6th Avenue North]] | |||
* [[College Theatre]] in [[East Lake]] | |||
* [[Crestline Heights Shopping Center]] in [[Crestline Village]] | |||
* [[Edgewood Elementary School]] auditorium | |||
* [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham|Exchange Bank Building]] on [[20th Street South]] | |||
* [[Home Baking Company]] renovations | |||
* [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] | |||
* [[Wenonah Elementary School]] | |||
* [[WJLD building]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]] | |||
===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 22 September 2020
1947 was the 76th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- June 26: The 1947 Dairy Month Parade was held in downtown Birmingham.
- The Alabama State Fair Authority was established by the Alabama Legislature as a successor to the Alabama State Fair & Exhibit Association.
- The North American Numbering Plan went into effect, giving Alabama the 205 area code.
- The Birmingham Children's Theatre was founded.
- Fultondale was incorporated.
- Mulga was incorporated.
- Trussville was incorporated.
Business
- The Birmingham Electric Company began using "streamlined" PCC-type streetcars.
Establishments
- Belcher Evans Millwork was founded.
- Cobb Theatres was founded.
- The College Theatre opened in East Lake.
- Newman Waters opened the Downtown Club.
- Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood was founded.
- Gus's Hot Dogs opened on 4th Avenue North.
- Induron Protective Coatings was founded.
- Raymond's Five Points Market opened.
- Roy Lumber opened in Bessemer.
Education
- John Carroll Catholic High School opened.
- Wenonah Elementary School opened.
Media
- WVOK-AM went on the air.
Religion
- Garywood Assembly of God was founded as El Bethel Assembly of God.
- Trinity United Methodist Church began holding services in an army chapel building bought as surplus from Camp Sibert near Gadsden.
Sports
Individuals
Births
- January 4: Tim Rooney actor / voice actor
- February 1: Ira Chaffin, sculptor and hotel keeper
- February 2: Henry Lovoy, vocalist
- February 4: Wallace Potts, film director / screenwriter / archivist.
- February 11: Roy Moore, Alabama Supreme Court chief justice
- February 22: Richard North Patterson, attorney / novelist
- February 23: George Curry, newspaper columnist
- March 1: Tom Hinson, accountant / embezzler
- March 11: Pat Morrow, high school band director
- March 22: Lamar Green, professional basketball player
- April 2: Emmylou Harris, singer / songwriter
- April 21: Barbara Park, children's author
- April 24: Ann Kelley, vocalist
- May 4: Dick Pigford, architect
- May 12: Patrick Cather, publisher and book collector
- May 18: Gail Strickland, actor
- June 7: Eric Wieschaus, Nobel prize-winning biologist
- June 13: Richmond Flowers Jr, professional football player
- June 18: Sandy Posey, vocalist
- July 3: Mickey Rooney Jr, actor / musician / television producer
- July 23: John Katopodis, Birmingham City Council member
- August 13: Dowd Ritter, CEO of Regions Bank
- October 26: Wade Black, director of the Birmingham Pledge Foundation
- November 18: Saleh "Sol" Bajalieh, restaurateur
- December 7: Garry Unger professional hockey player / coach
- December 28: Spencer Bachus, former U.S. Representative
- Leroy Bandy, Birmingham City Council member
- [[Bill Billits], Graysville City Council member
- Sandra Brown, Birmingham Board of Education member
- Tom Cosby, development director
- Edward Crenshaw, Ramsay High School band director
- John Dedrick, Homewood City Schools administrator
- Scott Douglas, director of Greater Birmingham Ministries
- Carolyn Featheringill, attorney and law professor
- Elias Hendricks, Birmingham City Council member
- Rob Henrikson, CEO of MetLife
- Janet King, nurse
- Robert Luckie III, advertising executive
- Jerry McIntosh, Irondale Police Department chief
- Diane McNaron, cabaret singer
- Joe Meadow, Birmingham Zoo Express conductor
- Mona, Birmingham Zoo elephant
- Larry Naves, judge
- Fred Plump, firefighter and youth sports promoter
- Garth Potts, artist, Levite Jewish Community Center director
- Mike Rasmussen, attorney
- Johnny Robinson, victim of racial violence
- Susie, Birmingham Zoo elephant
- Gwen Sykes, Birmingham City Council member
- Barry Taylor, vocalist / building inspector
- Jack Trawick, murderer
- Jairo Vargas, newspaper publisher
- Ted vonCannon, industrial recruiter
- Bill Waites, Pleasant Grove Police and Fire Department chief
- Mike Warren, business executive
- Sam Wehby, real estate executive
- Ron Yarbrough, concessionaire
Graduations
Marriages
Awards
Deaths
- January 3: Lewis Barrett, newspaper publisher
- January 8: Dyer Talley, surgeon
- February 6: Oscar Spiegel, First Christian Church pastor
- April 17: Frank Hartley Anderson, architect / artist
- May 16: Robert Aland, founder of New Ideal department store
- July 15: Archibald Carmichael, U.S. Representative
- October 31: Robert Meyer, hotel owner
Works
Buildings
- Ans-O-Phone building on 6th Avenue North
- College Theatre in East Lake
- Crestline Heights Shopping Center in Crestline Village
- Edgewood Elementary School auditorium
- Exchange Bank Building on 20th Street South
- Home Baking Company renovations
- John Carroll Catholic High School
- Wenonah Elementary School
- WJLD building on Bessemer Super Highway
Music
Film, Radio and TV
Context
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