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[[Image: | [[Image:Sheraton Inn at I-65.jpg|right|thumb|375px|1971 rendering of the proposed Sheraton Inn]] | ||
The '''Adams Inn''' is a former hotel located at 300 [[10th Street North]]. It occupies the block between [[3rd Avenue North|3rd]] and [[4th Avenue North]] and between [[9th Street North|9th]] and 10th Streets and is just west of [[I-65]]. | The '''Adams Inn''' is a former hotel located at 300 [[10th Street North]]. It occupies the block between [[3rd Avenue North|3rd]] and [[4th Avenue North]] and between [[9th Street North|9th]] and 10th Streets and is just west of [[I-65]]. | ||
Originally a ''' | Originally a '''Sheraton Inn''', the five-story, 201-room hotel was developed as a joint venture of the [[Jemison Investment Company]] and the [[Southern Life and Health Insurance Company]]. The $2.5 million building was built on the site of the [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s former "car barn". The complex included 12,500 square feet of public spaces with banquet facilities for up to 220 people. The architectural design was created by William W. Bond, Jr and Associates of Memphis, Tennessee. The building was constructed by the [[Daniel Corporation|Daniel Construction Company]]. | ||
Later rebranded as a '''Ramada Inn''', the hotel went through a succession of owners and vacant periods before Asif Balagam, a salvage dealer from Atlanta, Georgia purchased it. At some point, the sign was altered by removing the fist and last letters of "Ramada", and the hotel operated as the '''Amad Inn'''. Later the sign was changed to "Adams Inn", and the hotel did business as "Adams Inn Central" or '''Central Inn'''. | |||
[[Image:Adams Inn.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Vacant hotel in March 2010]] | |||
After a long decline, only part of the motel was being used when a fire broke out on the first floor on [[February 4]], [[2009]]. It was quickly contained. The building was vacated for good following a dispute with the property's insurer over storm damages. | After a long decline, only part of the motel was being used when a fire broke out on the first floor on [[February 4]], [[2009]]. It was quickly contained. The building was vacated for good following a dispute with the property's insurer over storm damages. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/Sheraton1(5-71).jpg City firms to build hotel near I-65]" (May 1971) ''Birmingham News'' - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | |||
* Gray, Jeremy (February 4, 2009) "Adams Inn fire extinguished." ''Birmingham News'' | * Gray, Jeremy (February 4, 2009) "Adams Inn fire extinguished." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Bryant, Joseph D. (August 25, 2010) "Birmingham condemns dilapidated hotel off I-65." ''Birmingham News'' | * Bryant, Joseph D. (August 25, 2010) "Birmingham condemns dilapidated hotel off I-65." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1972 buildings]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:02, 1 May 2011
The Adams Inn is a former hotel located at 300 10th Street North. It occupies the block between 3rd and 4th Avenue North and between 9th and 10th Streets and is just west of I-65.
Originally a Sheraton Inn, the five-story, 201-room hotel was developed as a joint venture of the Jemison Investment Company and the Southern Life and Health Insurance Company. The $2.5 million building was built on the site of the Birmingham Transit Company's former "car barn". The complex included 12,500 square feet of public spaces with banquet facilities for up to 220 people. The architectural design was created by William W. Bond, Jr and Associates of Memphis, Tennessee. The building was constructed by the Daniel Construction Company.
Later rebranded as a Ramada Inn, the hotel went through a succession of owners and vacant periods before Asif Balagam, a salvage dealer from Atlanta, Georgia purchased it. At some point, the sign was altered by removing the fist and last letters of "Ramada", and the hotel operated as the Amad Inn. Later the sign was changed to "Adams Inn", and the hotel did business as "Adams Inn Central" or Central Inn.
After a long decline, only part of the motel was being used when a fire broke out on the first floor on February 4, 2009. It was quickly contained. The building was vacated for good following a dispute with the property's insurer over storm damages.
The City of Birmingham has ordered the owner to secure the building against squatters and vandals, but Balagam's meager efforts have been ineffective, and the site is littered with broken windows and trash thrown from upper rooms onto the parking lot. In August 2010 the Birmingham City Council began the process of condemning the property, opening the door for demolition.
References
- "City firms to build hotel near I-65" (May 1971) Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
- Gray, Jeremy (February 4, 2009) "Adams Inn fire extinguished." Birmingham News
- Bryant, Joseph D. (August 25, 2010) "Birmingham condemns dilapidated hotel off I-65." Birmingham News
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