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'''Forest Park Village''' is a commercial district located on [[Clairmont Avenue]] in the [[Forest Park]] neighborhood of [[Birmingham]]. Although the district dates to the first development of Forest Park in the 1910s, the name was introduced in October [[2008]]. It was chosen to foster a community spirit among merchants and to market the area by allusion to the well-known commercial "[[Mountain Brook villages|villages]]" of [[Mountain Brook]].
'''Forest Park Village''' is a commercial district located on [[Clairmont Avenue]] in the [[Forest Park]] neighborhood of [[Birmingham]]. Although the district dates to the first development of Forest Park in the 1910s, the name was introduced in October [[2008]]. It was chosen to foster a community spirit among merchants and to market the area by allusion to the well-known commercial "[[Mountain Brook villages|villages]]" of [[Mountain Brook]].


Businesses in the district include [[Zoe's Forest Park]], [[Happy Apple]], [[Naked Art]], [[Silvertron Café]], [[Dwell Properties]], [[Little Savannah]], and the [[Clairmont Texaco]] gas station.
==Businesses==
* [[Clairmont Avenue]]
** North side
*** 3800: [[Clairmont Texaco]], former location of [[Forest Park Gulf Station]] (1964)
*** 3812: former location of [[Clairmont Cleaning Co.]] dry cleaners (1925)
*** 39th Street South intersects (north only)
*** 3900: [[Zoe's Forest Park]], former location of [[Bledsoe Drug Co.]] (1964), [[Smith & Hardwick]] (1990-2004)
*** 3904: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1964)
*** 3908: [[Full Circle]], former location of [[Hill's Food Stores]] (1964), [[Maralyn Wilson Gallery]] and [[V. Richard's]]
*** 39th Place South intersects (north only)
*** 3912: former location of [[Courtesy Texaco Service Station]] (1964)
*** 3916: [[Whisting Table]] (December 2017-) former location of [[Modern Home Engineers]] appliances (1948), [[Payless Drugs]], [[V. Richard's]] (-2015), [[DMac's]] (proposed)
*** 3920: [[Shindigs|Shindigs Catering]]
** South side
*** 3801: Apartment building
*** 3807: [[Dwell Properties]], former location of [[Ingram System]] beauty salon, physiotherapy & barber shop (1964), [[Gaia's]]
*** 3811: [[Little Savannah Restaurant & Bar]] (former location of [[La Reunion]])
*** 3813: [[Silvertron Café]], former location of [[Grimes' Super Store]] (1946)
*** 3815: [[SHOPPE Birmingham]] (October 2017-), former location of [[Naked Art]], [[Paperworkers Local]]
*** 3831: [[Ellie Roberts residence]] (built 19__), [[Naked Art]]
*** 3901-3909: [[Park Terrace Apartments]]
*** 3927: [[The Rosewood]] apartments
*** 3931: [[Forest Park Manor]] apartments
* [[38th Street South]]
** 829: [[Cat Haven]] veterinary clinic
* [[39th Street South]]
** 817: [[Pink House]] (built 19__), [[Roug@roux]] (2017-), former location of [[Happy Apple]] (proposed)
** 825: [[Moxie]]
*** 825A: [[Greyhouse Studio]] (2011-), formerly [[Greyhouse Studio|Whatdohipstersdo]] (2010)
* [[39th Place South]]
** 821: [[Alexander Shunnarah]] law office


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Revision as of 16:14, 18 October 2017

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Forest Park Village is a commercial district located on Clairmont Avenue in the Forest Park neighborhood of Birmingham. Although the district dates to the first development of Forest Park in the 1910s, the name was introduced in October 2008. It was chosen to foster a community spirit among merchants and to market the area by allusion to the well-known commercial "villages" of Mountain Brook.

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References

  • Bryan, Kim (October 1, 2008) "Forest Park merchants to host promotion Oct. 3." The Birmingham News
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