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===Tourism===
===Tourism===
The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel estimated that 3 million people visited Birmingham and Jefferson County in 2007, accounting for 1.8 million hotel stays and $1.58 billion in travel-related spending.
The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel estimated that 3 million people visited Birmingham and Jefferson County in 2007, accounting for 1.8 million hotel stays and $1.58 billion in travel-related spending.
==Works==
* [[Joseph Zoettl statue]], [[Ave Maria Grotto]] by [[Ira Chaffin]]
===Buildings===
* [[2600 Highland Avenue]]
* [[Alabama 4-H Environmental Science Education Center]]
* [[Aldi]] on [[Green Springs Highway]]
* [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]]
* [[Broadway Park]] condominiums
* [[ChristWay Church]]
* [[Brookwood Village#Colonial Center|Colonial Center]] at [[Brookwood Village]]
* [[Colonial Promenade Fultondale]]
* "Eagle's Perch" 2nd grade wing at [[Center Point Elementary School]]
* [[Eastwood Village]] shopping center
* [[Gables at Glen Iris]]
* [[Guiding Light Church]]
* [[Innovation Depot]]
* [[McCrory Building]] in [[Hoover]]
* [[Parkridge Cottages]]
* [[Dax Swatek residence]]
* [[University House]]
* [[Wylam Oaks]] subdivision (site work and infrastructure)
* [[Pete Hanna Center]] at [[Samford University]]
* [[Pat M. Courington Tennis Pavilion]] at [[Samford University]]
===Books===
* ''[[Birmingham: Then and Now]]'' by [[J. D. Weeks]]
* ''[[What Came Before]]'' by [[Irene Latham]]


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
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* [[George Perdue]] retired from [[UAB]].
* [[George Perdue]] retired from [[UAB]].


== Births ==
=== Births ===
* Spring: [[Farley]] and [[Giovanni]], sea lions
* Spring: [[Farley]] and [[Giovanni]], sea lions


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===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Dan Holliman]] was presented the Gardner Award by the [[Alabama Academy of Science]].
* [[2007 Leadership Birmingham]]
* [[2007 Leadership Birmingham]]
* [[Alabama Academy of Science]]'s Gardner Award: [[Dan Holliman]]
* [[Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Bob Newton]]
* [[Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame]]: [[John Campbell]], [[Howell Heflin]], [[Thomas Jones]], [[Patrick Richardson]]
* [[Alabama Lawyers' Hall of Fame]]: [[John Campbell]], [[Howell Heflin]], [[Thomas Jones]], [[Patrick Richardson]]
* [[Dale Benos]] was named "Distinguished Faculty Lecturer" for the [[UAB School of Medicine]].
* [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]]: [[Joe Drake]], [[Walt Dropo]], [[Reggie Jackson]] and [[Norm Zauchin]].
* [[Robert Taylor]] won a fellowship from the [[Alabama State Council of the Arts]].
* [[Birmingham Record Collectors Hall of Fame]]: [[Bill Bolen]], [[Ed Boutwell]], [[Ben McKinnon]], and [[Three on a String]]
* [[Harper Lee Award]] for Alabama's distinguished writer: [[William Cobb]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Jamie Langley]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Jamie Langley]]
* [[Harper Lee Award]] for Alabama's distinguished writer: [[William Cobb]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Liz Cochran]]
* [[Birmingham Barons Hall of Fame]]: [[Joe Drake]], [[Walt Dropo]], [[Reggie Jackson]] and [[Norm Zauchin]].
* [[UAB School of Medicine]]'s "Distinguished Faculty Lecturer": [[Dale Benos]]
* [[Elizabeth Garner]] retired from [[Pizitz Middle School]].
* World Golf Hall of Fame: [[Hubert Green]]
* [[Bill Bolen]], [[Ed Boutwell]], [[Ben McKinnon]], and [[Three on a String]] were inducted into the [[Birmingham Record Collectors Hall of Fame]].
* [[Hubert Green]] was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
* [[Jason Simpson]] earned the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal.
* [[Jason Simpson]] earned the American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal.
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Liz Cochran]]
* [[Robert Taylor]] won a fellowship from the [[Alabama State Council of the Arts]].
 
===Graduations===


===Weddings===
===Weddings===
* [[July 7]]: [[Alan Hunter]] and [[Elizabeth Hunter|Elizabeth Bradley]]
* [[July 7]]: [[Alan Hunter]] and [[Elizabeth Hunter|Elizabeth Bradley]]
===Retirements===
* [[Elizabeth Garner]] retired from [[Pizitz Middle School]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2007]]''
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007]] and [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2007]]''
==Works==
* [[Joseph Zoettl statue]], [[Ave Maria Grotto]] by [[Ira Chaffin]]
===Buildings===
* [[2600 Highland Avenue]]
* [[Alabama 4-H Environmental Science Education Center]]
* [[Aldi]] on [[Green Springs Highway]]
* [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]]
* [[Broadway Park]] condominiums
* [[ChristWay Church]]
* [[Brookwood Village#Colonial Center|Colonial Center]] at [[Brookwood Village]]
* [[Colonial Promenade Fultondale]]
* "Eagle's Perch" 2nd grade wing at [[Center Point Elementary School]]
* [[Eastwood Village]] shopping center
* [[Gables at Glen Iris]]
* [[Guiding Light Church]]
* [[Innovation Depot]]
* [[McCrory Building]] in [[Hoover]]
* [[Parkridge Cottages]]
* [[Dax Swatek residence]]
* [[University House]]
* [[Wylam Oaks]] subdivision (site work and infrastructure)
* [[Pete Hanna Center]] at [[Samford University]]
* [[Pat M. Courington Tennis Pavilion]] at [[Samford University]]
===Books===
* ''[[Birmingham: Then and Now]]'' by [[J. D. Weeks]]
* ''[[What Came Before]]'' by [[Irene Latham]]


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 15:17, 26 February 2014

2007 was the 136th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Music

Sports

Tourism

The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel estimated that 3 million people visited Birmingham and Jefferson County in 2007, accounting for 1.8 million hotel stays and $1.58 billion in travel-related spending.

Individuals

Births

Awards

Weddings

Retirements

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2007 and List of Jefferson County homicides in 2007

Works

Buildings

Books

See Also

References

  • Williams, Roy L. (May 6, 2008) "Area's tourism 2nd to Alabama coast." Birmingham News
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