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- 17:37, 29 May 2024 George Watson (ABC News) (hist | edit) [2,759 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''George Henry Watson Jr''' (born July 27, 1936 in Birmingham; died June 1, 2023 in Bethesda, Maryland) was a long-time television news executive. Watson grew up in Birmingham and attended public schools. He participated in the U.S. Capitol Page program and attended Harvard College, where he edited ''The Harvard Crimson'' and earned a bachelor of arts in American History and Literature. He went on to complete a master's degree from Columbia Universi...")
- 15:47, 29 May 2024 Hootie Ingram (hist | edit) [4,352 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Cecil Wayne "Hootie" Ingram Jr''' (born September 2, 1933 in Tuscaloosa; died May 6, 2024 in Birmingham) was a football player and coach, and served as director of athletics for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 1989 to 1995. Ingram was the son of Cecil Ingram Sr and the former Ella Mae Channell. He was a star athlete at Tuscaloosa High School, graduating in 1951. He attended the University of Alabama on an athletic scholar...")
- 12:33, 29 May 2024 Mr Wang's Restaurant (hist | edit) [615 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Mr Wang's Restaurant''' is a Chinese restaurant located in the Wildwood Centre South shopping center at 217 Lakeshore Parkway. It was opened in 1998 by Taiwanese-born Tommy Wang, along with his wife, Susan, his parents Lin and Ko, and his siblings Alex and Sherry. {{stub}} ==References== * Fullman, Lynn Grisard (December 8, 2015) "Food Detective: Mr. Wang's Chinese Restaurant Vegeta...")
- 12:12, 29 May 2024 The Offices (hist | edit) [1,106 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Offices''' is a co-working space located at 4439 5th Avenue South on the corner of 45th Street South in Avonwood, between Avondale, Crestwood and Woodlawn. The project was developed by architects Phil Amthor and Jeremy Erdreich. The modern-style shed-roofed building houses 11 private offices, plus a large lounge area, a conference room, and a printing / copying room. There is onsite parking, as well as restrooms and a garden shaded...")
- 11:41, 29 May 2024 Fourth Avenue Baptist Church (Wahouma) (hist | edit) [839 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Fourth Avenue Baptist Church''' was a Southern Baptist congregation located at 7220 Fourth Avenue North in Wahouma. Its first building was erected on this site in 1952. Its later modernist church building was begun in 1961 and designed by Christian and Blake. After the church closed, the building became the home of East Lake Full Gospel Baptist Church. {{stub}} ==Pastors== * Knox Johnson, 1961 ==References== * [https://cdm16044.contentd...")
- 11:03, 29 May 2024 Frida's Garden Club (hist | edit) [636 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Frida's Garden Club''' is a planned restaurant and bar to be located in the former Plant Odyssey building at 2912 6th Avenue South in Birmingham's Lakeview District. The building's iconic rock-clad gabled façade was removed as part of the renovations, designed by Pfeffer Torode Architects {{stub}} ==References== * Davis, Jordyn (May 28, 2024) "Former Carrigan’s Beer Garden space demolished; NEW Frida’s Garden Club coming soon." {{BNow}} C...")
- 16:28, 28 May 2024 Coca-Cola United corporate headquarters (hist | edit) [2,879 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Coca-Cola United corporate headquarters''' is a planned $338 million corporate campus for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United under development on the 106-acre former site of Stockham Valves & Fittings in Birmingham's Kingston neighborhood. The company acquired the property in 2013 for future expansion. It filed a voluntary clean-up plan with the Alabama Brownfield Program in 2023, and on-site work began in early 2024. At that time, no s...")
- 13:26, 28 May 2024 St John the Baptist Catholic Church (hist | edit) [1,921 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''St John the Baptist Catholic Church''' was a Catholic church in the Diocese of Birmingham first located at in East Lake at the corner of 12th Avenue North and 81st Street North. 7921 1st Avenue North in the Roebuck-South East Lake community. The site was donated by Bishop Edward P. Allen in 1922 and the the $10,000-church was dedicated by him on May 6, 1923. After that site was acquired in 1930 by the City of Birmingham for the...")
- 12:43, 28 May 2024 Fred S. (mural) (hist | edit) [1,343 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Fred S.''' is a 13-foot tall by 66-foot wide interior mural by Brooklyn, New York artist Rico Gatson on the wall of Concourse B at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. An initial version of the mural was installed in the lobby of the Birmingham Museum of Art as part of its "Wall to Wall" series, sponsored by PNC Bank. The public was invited to help complete the mural during an "Art on the Rocks" event on August 5, 2023, and the work rem...")
- 13:53, 27 May 2024 Tuxedo (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [1,862 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Tuxedo''' can refer to a number of things related to the neighborhood in Ensley which was itself named for the Tuxedo Park resort and country club in New York. That club took its name from an indigenous Algonquian term, probably "p'tuck-sepo", meaning "crooked river." The club's name became associated with a tailless dinner jacket first popularized there in the 1880s. * Tuxedo Park subdivision, a district of workers houses built before 1899 by the Tenne...")
- 11:01, 27 May 2024 Still Life with Male Figure (hist | edit) [2,754 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "right|thumb|"Still Life with Male Figure" '''"Still Life with Male Figure"''' is the descriptive title of a 17th century Dutch oil painting held and exhibited at the Birmingham Museum of Art. The 35 7/8" tall by 31 5/8" wide canvas is signed by Juriaen van Streek (1632–1687), an Amsterdam innkeeper and well-regarded painter of still lifes. The painting depicts a young Black man dressed in rich blue and gold fabrics standing...")
- 09:58, 27 May 2024 Margaret Livingston (hist | edit) [2,756 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Margaret Gresham Livingston''' (born August 16, 1924 in Birmingham; died May 20, 2024) was a life-long supporter and leader of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Margaret was the daughter of Owen and Katherine Morrow Gresham. She attended the Baldwin School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor of arts at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York; and a master of science in mathematics at...")
- 10:11, 26 May 2024 Lou Scripa Jr (hist | edit) [3,104 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Louis Scripa Jr''' (born '''Louis Sghirripa Jr''' December 1934 in Schenectady, New York) is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and Aerojet manager known for setting several physical endurance records for charitable causes. Scripa grew up working at his family's restaurant in Schenectady. He was a star athlete in high school, and turned down a football scholarship to the University of Oklahoma in order to enlist in the Air Force. He was trained as a rescue and reco...")
- 06:06, 26 May 2024 St James Baptist Church East Lake (hist | edit) [937 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with ":''This entry is on the church located on Oporto Avenue in Brown Springs. For other churches of similar name see St James Baptist Church.'' '''St James Baptist Church East Lake''' is located in the Brown Springs neighborhood of East Lake at 7309 Oporto Avenue. The congrgation was organized in 1890, erected a new building in 1927 and a new and larger building in 1964. {{stub}} ==Pastors== * F. H. Hall, 1927 * S. B. B...")
- 18:46, 25 May 2024 Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Zion City (hist | edit) [1,020 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Mt Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Zion City''' also known as '''Mt Zion Baptist Church of Zion City''' is a congregation which traces its origin to 1869 when Ruhama Baptist Church created a separate congregation for the formerly its formerly enslaved members. At that time the church was named '''Mt Zion Negro Baptist Church'''. In 2008, the church relocated from Zion City to the former Roebuck Drive United Methodist Church building at 221 Roe...")
- 07:07, 25 May 2024 Hillcrest Baptist Church (hist | edit) [576 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Hillcrest Baptist Church''' was a Baptist church located at 7120 Kimberly Avenue in East Lake. It was organized in 1942 and dedicated its building in 1954. By 2024 the building was owned by Tabernacle of Praise Ministries. Category:Former Baptist churches Category:Churches in East Lake Category:Kimberly Avenue Category:1942 establishments Category:1954 buildings")
- 12:54, 24 May 2024 Birmingham Candy Co. (hist | edit) [1,074 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Birmingham Candy Co.''' was a confectioner founded in 2015 by Wayne and Cassie Bolden, formerly of Savannah, Georgia. They initially sold their candies at Pepper Place Market and at The Summit's Christmas Village. In April 2019 the Bolden's opened a permanent 220 square-foot booth at the Pizitz Food Hall. In 2022 the Boldens opened a second shop at the Crestline Corners shopping center in Mountain Brook's Crestl...")
- 11:46, 24 May 2024 West End Community Church (hist | edit) [390 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''West End Community Church''' is a congregation of the North Alabama Confernce of the United Methodist Church that is allied to Urban Ministry. It was previously known as the '''Community Church Without Walls'''. {{stub}} Category:Methodist churches Category:Churches in West End")
- 13:01, 23 May 2024 Walmart (hist | edit) [5,233 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Walmart Inc.''' (formerly '''Wal-Mart Discount City''' and '''Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.'''), is a Bentonville, Arkansas-based "big box" discount department and grocery store chain founded in 1962, based on the success of previous discount stores operated by founder Sam Walton. By the late 1960s, Walton had opened 18 Wal-Mart stores in Arkansas and one each in Missouri and Oklahoma. He incorporated the chain as Wal-Mart Inc. and built a distribution center and headqua...")
- 11:38, 23 May 2024 Pogo (hist | edit) [382 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Pogo''' can refer to any of the following: * Pogo (opossum), a Virginia opposum used by the Birmingham Zoo for outreach programs (named for the comic strip character which first appeared in 1948) * Pogo (bar), a speakeasy bar associated with the Armour House restaurant (named for the jumping stick toy which was trademarked in Germany in 1921) {{disambig}}")