T. C. Cannon

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T. C. Cannon (born 1937) is a retired bar owner and political candidate.

Cannon's career as a bar owner began in the 1950s with the Akantu Diner, the Clover Club and the Miami Club. He briefly owned the Cahaba Club on Old Montgomery Highway before opening Plaza on 11th Court South with his brother Joe.

He left that partnership to open TC at 2709 7th Avenue South in Lakeview in 1987, running it until January 2008 when he sold the business to Jeff Zak of Atlanta. When he put it up for sale in October 2007 he told Black & White that he was abandoning plans to open a new bar in the former Battery Warehouse building down the block and making plans to move out of the city, primarily because of Birmingham's crime problem.

Cannon has served as president of the Southside neighborhood association and ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Birmingham and for Birmingham City Council District 5. He also owns a 1/5th share of the land on which Grayton Beach, Florida's popular Red Bar is located.

References

  • Coman, Victoria L. (February 13, 2008) "Longtime Birmingham barkeeper T.C. Cannon retires, sells business to Atlanta man." Birmingham News
  • Reynolds, Ed (October 4, 2007) "Open Season: Southside's entertainment districts have become a hunting ground for muggers, car thieves, and murderers." Black & White
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