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[[File:Men of Steel ad.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The feature film "Men of Steel" was shot in [[Ensley]] and premiered at the [[Franklin Theatre]] in 1926]]. | |||
'''1926''' was the 55th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]]. | '''1926''' was the 55th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]]. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[June 22]]: [[Camp Fletcher|Camp Margaret Murray Washington]] began operating in [[Bessemer]] | * [[January 18]]: [[Indiana Little]] led a large march of Black applicants to register to vote at the [[Jefferson County Courthouse]]. | ||
* [[January 29]]: 27 people were killed in an [[1926 Mossboro Mine explosion|explosion]] at the [[Mossboro Mine]]. | |||
* [[June 22]]: [[Camp Fletcher|Camp Margaret Murray Washington]] began operating in [[Bessemer]]. | |||
* [[August 21]]: The 13th annual Ex-Slaves of Alabama reunion was held at [[32nd Street North|32nd Street]] and [[10th Avenue North]]. | |||
* September: [[WBRC-AM]] broadcast a live address by Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans to a statewide [[Ku Klux Klan]] convention. | |||
* [[December 27]]: [[Bessie Smith]] performed at the [[Frolic Theater]]. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was founded. | * The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was founded. | ||
* [[Magic City Lodge No. 860]] was chartered. | |||
* [[Mineral Springs Park]] reopened as the [[North Birmingham Golf Course]]. | |||
* The [[Woodward's Big Four]] gospel quartet broke up. | * The [[Woodward's Big Four]] gospel quartet broke up. | ||
* [[WMAV-AM]] was licensed to the [[Auburn University|the Alabama Polytechnic Institute]] in [[Auburn]]. | |||
* The [[Nelson Realty Company]] purchased [[Shelby Springs]] from the family of [[Ray McMillan]]. | |||
* The [[Landmark Center|Birmingham Electric Company building]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]] suffered damage from a fire. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[William Bromberg|William]], [[Robert Bromberg|Robert]], [[Charles Bromberg|Charles]] and [[Frank Bromberg]] joined their father, [[Frederick Bromberg]], as partners in [[Bromberg's]]. | |||
* [[Mason Crow]] founded the [[Crow Real Estate & Insurance Company]]. | |||
* The [[Empire Theater]] opened. | |||
* [[Glenn Messer]] founded the [[Southern Aircraft Corporation]] and opened [[Messer Field]]. | |||
* [[Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan]] was founded. | * [[Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan]] was founded. | ||
* [[ | * [[Hollywood]] was developed by [[Clyde Nelson]]. | ||
* [[ | * The [[Jemison Company]] began developing [[Mountain Brook Estates]]. | ||
* [[James McWane]] founded the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company in Provo, Utah. | |||
* The [[Norwood Clinic]] was incorporated. | |||
* [[Ollie McClung]] opened the first [[Ollie's Barbecue]] near [[Elmwood Cemetery]]. | * [[Ollie McClung]] opened the first [[Ollie's Barbecue]] near [[Elmwood Cemetery]]. | ||
* [[Lonnie Noojin]] bought out his brother's interest in the [[Noojin Supply Company]]. | |||
* The [[Piccadilly Theater]] began screening films. | * The [[Piccadilly Theater]] began screening films. | ||
* [[Sonny Boy Products]] was founded. | * [[Sonny Boy Products]] was founded. | ||
* [[Sloss Furnaces]] was updated with new equipment. | |||
* [[Leonard Terrell]] opened the [[Terrell Store]]. | |||
* [[C. I. Taylor]]'s Indianapolis ABCs baseball team folded. | |||
* The [[Doll House Sweet Shoppe]] was incorporated by [[Sigmund Nesselroth|Sigmund]] and [[Mildred Nesselroth]] and [[Sol Catonzano]]. | |||
* The [[Country Club of Birmingham]] moved to [[Mountain Brook]]. | |||
* The [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] opened the [[Fairfield Sheet Mill]]. | |||
* The [[Robert E. Lee Klan]] sold the former [[Birmingham Athletic Club]] building on [[20th Street North]] to the [[Birmingham YMCA]]. | |||
* [[Molton, Allen & Williams]] moved to 2026 [[3rd Avenue North]]. | |||
* [[Raymond Rochell]] began bottling [[Orange Crush]]. | |||
* [[James Head]] founded a distribution company. | |||
* The [[Trianon Theatre]] closed. | |||
* [[February 3]]: [[WKBC-AM]] went on the air. | |||
===Government=== | ===Government=== | ||
* [[1926 general election]] | |||
* The city of [[Homewood]] was incorporated with the merger of [[Edgewood]], [[Rosedale]] and [[Grove Park]]. | * The city of [[Homewood]] was incorporated with the merger of [[Edgewood]], [[Rosedale]] and [[Grove Park]]. | ||
* [[U. S. Highway 11]] was dedicated. | |||
* The [[1926 Birmingham Zoning Ordinance]] reinforced the city's physical [[segregation ordinances|segregation]]. | |||
* [[Brownville, Tuscaloosa County]] got a post office. | |||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
* | * [[Daniel Payne College|Payne University]] changed its name to Greater Payne University. | ||
* [[Tuggle Institute]] entered a partnership with [[Birmingham City Schools]]. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
* [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)]] was dispersed. | * [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)]] was dispersed. | ||
* [[GracePoint at Mt Olive|Mt Olive United Methodist Church]] was organized. | |||
* [[October 30]]: [[Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood)]] was organized. | * [[October 30]]: [[Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood)]] was organized. | ||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* | * [[January 1]]: The [[1925 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] defeated the University of Washington 20-19 in the 1926 Rose Bowl. | ||
* The [[1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] went 9-0 and was invited to the 1927 Rose Bowl. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Black Barons]] returned to the field as part of a newly re-organized Negro Southern League. | |||
* [[April 13]]: The [[Birmingham Barons]]' [[Sammy West]] set a team record with 6 hits in a game against Chattanooga. | |||
* Archer [[Howard Hill]] won his first of 196 consecutive field tournaments. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
[[File:Magic City sign.jpg|right|thumb|The Magic City sign, erected 1926]] | [[File:Magic City sign.jpg|right|thumb|The Magic City sign, erected 1926]] | ||
* "[[Birmingham Boys]]", song by the [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]] | * "[[Birmingham Boys]]", song by the [[Birmingham Jubilee Singers]] | ||
* The 23-foot "[[Electra]]" statue was placed atop the [[Alabama Power Building]] | * The 23-foot "[[Electra]]" statue was placed atop the [[Alabama Power Building]]. | ||
* The "[[Magic City sign]]" was erected in front of [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] | * The "[[Magic City sign]]" was erected in front of [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]. | ||
* The feature film ''[[Men of Steel]]'', filmed in [[Ensley]], | * The feature film ''[[Men of Steel]]'', filmed in [[Ensley]], premiered at the [[Franklin Theatre]]. | ||
* Bertha "Chippie" Hill's "[[Pratt City Blues]]" was released | * Bertha "Chippie" Hill's "[[Pratt City Blues]]" was released | ||
* The [[Alabama Power Company]]'s "[[Reddy Kilowatt]]" character made his debut | * The [[Alabama Power Company]]'s "[[Reddy Kilowatt]]" character made his debut | ||
* [[Epp Sykes]] wrote "[[Yea Alabama!]]" for a contest sponsored by the ''[[Rammer-Jammer]]'' | * [[Epp Sykes]] wrote "[[Yea Alabama!]]" for a contest sponsored by the ''[[Rammer-Jammer]]'' | ||
* June: "[[ | * June: "[[A Love Story of Vulcan and Electra]]" by [[B. U. L. Conner]] ran daily in ''[[The Birmingham Post]]'' | ||
* An E. M. Skinner organ was installed at [[Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Church]]. | |||
* [[Coot Grant]] recorded a series of country blues songs with Blind Blake. | |||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
* ''[[The Deep Seam]], novel by [[Jack Bethea]] | |||
* {{CD-1926}} | |||
* George W. Hamilton, ed. (1926) ''Beautiful Homes and Buildings of Alabama.'' Turner & McPherson, Architects | |||
* George I. Adams, Charles Butts, L. W. Stephenson, & Wythe Cooke (1926) ''Geology of Alabama.'' Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report No. 14. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press | * George I. Adams, Charles Butts, L. W. Stephenson, & Wythe Cooke (1926) ''Geology of Alabama.'' Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report No. 14. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press | ||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
[[File:Bottega Favorita by Bob Moody.png|right|thumb|250px|Bottega Favorita, built in 1926]] | |||
* [[1453 Smolian Place]] | |||
* [[24th Street Viaduct]] over the [[Railroad Reservation]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] | * [[24th Street Viaduct]] over the [[Railroad Reservation]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] | ||
* [[Avalon Condominiums|Avalon Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]] | * [[Avalon Condominiums|Avalon Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]] | ||
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* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10]] at 4120 [[2nd Avenue South]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|Avondale]] | * [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10]] at 4120 [[2nd Avenue South]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|Avondale]] | ||
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 14]] at 210 [[Graymont Avenue West]] in [[Graymont]] | * [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 14]] at 210 [[Graymont Avenue West]] in [[Graymont]] | ||
* [[Birmingham News building (1917)|Birmingham News building]] addition | |||
* [[Black Creek Bridge]] in [[Fultondale]] | * [[Black Creek Bridge]] in [[Fultondale]] | ||
* [[Bottega Favorita|Bottega Favorita building]] on [[Highland Avenue]] | * [[Bottega Favorita|Bottega Favorita building]] on [[Highland Avenue]] | ||
* [[Central Park Presbyterian Church]] in [[Belview Heights]] | |||
* [[Councill Elementary School]] on [[Avenue M Ensley]] | * [[Councill Elementary School]] on [[Avenue M Ensley]] | ||
* [[Diana Hall]] at 525-531 [[19th Street North Bessemer]] | * [[Diana Hall]] at 525-531 [[19th Street North Bessemer]] | ||
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* [[Donnachaidh residence]] on [[Southwood Road]] in [[Mountain Brook]] | * [[Donnachaidh residence]] on [[Southwood Road]] in [[Mountain Brook]] | ||
* [[Edgewood Elementary School]] in [[Homewood]] | * [[Edgewood Elementary School]] in [[Homewood]] | ||
* [[Ensley High School]] addition | |||
* [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]] education building | |||
* [[Gibson Elementary School]] in [[Woodlawn]] | * [[Gibson Elementary School]] in [[Woodlawn]] | ||
* [[Hill Building]] on [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|Avondale]] | |||
* [[Hollywood Country Club]] in [[Shades Valley]] | * [[Hollywood Country Club]] in [[Shades Valley]] | ||
* [[Hood-McPherson building (Ensley)]] | |||
* [[Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Hillman]] | |||
* [[Independent Presbyterian Church]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]] | * [[Independent Presbyterian Church]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]] | ||
* [[LaSalle Apartments]] | |||
* [[Leeds High School]] | * [[Leeds High School]] | ||
* [[McElwain Elementary School]] in [[Eastwood]] | * [[McElwain Elementary School]] in [[Eastwood]] | ||
* [[Moore School]] in [[Ensley]] | |||
* [[Phoenix Lofts|Phoenix Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] | * [[Phoenix Lofts|Phoenix Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Pratt Elementary School]] addition | |||
* [[Ritz Theatre]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] | * [[Ritz Theatre]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] | ||
* [[Ruhama Baptist Church]] in [[East Lake]] | * [[Ruhama Baptist Church]] in [[East Lake]] | ||
* [[Shades Cahaba High School|Shades Cahaba School]] addition | |||
* [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]] on [[Canyon Road]] | * [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]] on [[Canyon Road]] | ||
* [[Spanish Stores]] at [[Five Points South]] | * [[Spanish Stores]] at [[Five Points South]] | ||
* [[West End Masonic Temple]] on [[Tuscaloosa Avenue]] | * [[West End Masonic Temple]] on [[Tuscaloosa Avenue]] | ||
* [[Woodlawn High School]] addition | |||
* [[Young Men's Hebrew Association building]] on [[18th Street North]] | |||
===Demolitions=== | ===Demolitions=== | ||
* | * [[January 22]]: [[Minor High School]] was heavily damaged in a fire. | ||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* | * [[Tallulah Bankhead]] made a splash on the London stage as Amy in Sidney Howard's Pulitzer-winning "They Knew What They Wanted". | ||
* [[Hugo Black]] addressed a statewide gathering of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. | |||
* [[Mack Burley]] succeeded [[George Word]] as president of [[Miles College]]. | |||
* [[Oliver Carmichael]] succeeded [[Thomas Palmer]] as [[President of the University of Montevallo]]. | |||
* [[Luther Davis Sr]] succeeded [[D. Beatty Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
* [[B. M. Montgomery]] became principal of [[Rosedale School]]. | |||
* [[J. E. Morris]] succeeded [[W. E. Faust]] as pastor of [[East Lake United Methodist Church]]. | |||
* [[Charles Rice]] took office as the first [[Mayor of Homewood]]. | |||
* [[W. A. Smart]] succeeded [[George Stewart]] as pastor of [[First United Methodist Church]]. | |||
* [[Irita Van Doren]] succeeded Stuart Sherman as book editor of the ''New York Herald Tribune''. | |||
* [[Henry Walthall]] starred opposite Lillian Gish in ''The Scarlet Letter''. | |||
* [[Theo Wright]] became principal of [[Barker Elementary School]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
[[File:Lurleen Wallace portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Lurleen Wallace, born September 19, 1926]] | [[File:Lurleen Wallace portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Lurleen Wallace, born September 19, 1926]] | ||
* [[January 24]]: [[Everett Lawler]], musician, arranger, bandleader and educator | |||
* [[February 3]]: [[Richard Yates]], author and educator | * [[February 3]]: [[Richard Yates]], author and educator | ||
* [[February 8]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]], Birmingham police officer and computer programmer | * [[February 8]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]], Birmingham police officer and computer programmer | ||
* [[March 5]]: [[Henry Blankenship]], jazz musician | |||
* [[March 27]]: [[Solomon Zarzour]], owner of [[Sol's Hot Dogs]] | * [[March 27]]: [[Solomon Zarzour]], owner of [[Sol's Hot Dogs]] | ||
* [[April 3]]: [[Alex Grammas]], professional baseball player | * [[April 3]]: [[Alex Grammas]], professional baseball player | ||
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* [[April 14]]: [[Harry Gilmer]], NFL quarterback | * [[April 14]]: [[Harry Gilmer]], NFL quarterback | ||
* [[June 28]]: [[Jack Shannon]], investment banker and developer | * [[June 28]]: [[Jack Shannon]], investment banker and developer | ||
* [[July 15]]: [[Henry Tuttle]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Congregational Church]] | |||
* [[August 8]]: [[Urbie Green]], jazz trombonist | * [[August 8]]: [[Urbie Green]], jazz trombonist | ||
* [[August 9]]: [[David Crenshaw Jr]], [[U.S. Steel]] worker and entrepreneur | |||
* August 9: [[Everett Shepherd Jr]], real estate developer | |||
* [[September 10]]: [[Arthur Jazwinski]], traffic engineer | * [[September 10]]: [[Arthur Jazwinski]], traffic engineer | ||
* [[September 19]]: [[Lurleen Wallace]], [[Governor of Alabama]] | * [[September 19]]: [[Lurleen Wallace]], [[Governor of Alabama]] | ||
* [[September 25]]: [[Wink Chapman]], [[Center Point City Council]] member | * [[September 25]]: [[Wink Chapman]], [[Center Point City Council]] member | ||
* [[September 26]]: [[Lynn Hope]] saxophonist | |||
* [[September 28]]: [[Oliver Dillard]], U.S. Army Major General | * [[September 28]]: [[Oliver Dillard]], U.S. Army Major General | ||
* [[October 13]]: [[Robert Bell]], scholar, librarian and novelist | * [[October 13]]: [[Robert Bell]], scholar, librarian and novelist | ||
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* [[Tom Caldwell]], pediatrician and amateur historian | * [[Tom Caldwell]], pediatrician and amateur historian | ||
* [[David Crenshaw]], steelworker and social activist | * [[David Crenshaw]], steelworker and social activist | ||
* [[Joe Erben]], salesman and bar owner | |||
* [[Angela Hernández]], math professor | * [[Angela Hernández]], math professor | ||
* [[Raymond Josof]], owner of [[Raymond's Five Points Market]] | * [[Raymond Josof]], owner of [[Raymond's Five Points Market]] | ||
* [[Kathryn Lacey]], owner of [[Oak Hill Kindergarten]] | * [[Kathryn Lacey]], owner of [[Oak Hill Kindergarten]] | ||
* [[Chris McNair]], photographer, Alabama State Representative and [[Jefferson County Commission]] member | * [[Chris McNair]], photographer, Alabama State Representative and [[Jefferson County Commission]] member | ||
* [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor, columnist and writing coach | * [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor, columnist and writing coach | ||
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===Graduations=== | ===Graduations=== | ||
* | * [[Clarence Allgood]] completed his bachelor of science at [[Auburn University|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]]. | ||
* [[Ivy Andrews]] graduated from [[Dora High School]]. | |||
* [[Hobart Grooms]] completed law school at the University of Kentucky. | |||
* [[Mike Higgins]] graduated from W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas, Texas. | |||
* [[Ida Moffett]] completed nursing school at [[Birmingham Baptist Hospital]]. | |||
* [[Virginia Tyler]] graduated from [[Shades Cahaba School]]. | |||
* [[Robert Van de Graaff]] earned his bachelor's in physics at Queen's College, Oxford | |||
===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
* | * January: [[P. H. Polk]] married the former Margaret Blanche Thompson of Brunswick, Georgia. | ||
* [[March 13]]: [[R. C. Coleman]] married the former Mable Pate. | |||
* [[November 24]]: [[William Rushton Jr]] married the former Elizabeth Perry. | |||
===Awards=== | |||
* [[Miss Birmingham]]: [[Vivian McDowell]] | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[January 26]]: [[A. B. Moore]] and [[Ruby Thornton]] were found murdered near [[Roebuck]]. | |||
* [[June 1]]: [[Mel Drennen]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] | * [[June 1]]: [[Mel Drennen]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] | ||
* [[August 9]]: [[William Hickman]], [[Jefferson County Treasurer]] | |||
* [[September 16]]: [[Robert Jemison Sr]], president of the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] and real estate developer | * [[September 16]]: [[Robert Jemison Sr]], president of the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] and real estate developer | ||
* [[September 29]]: [[Julia Neely Finch]], writer and poet | |||
* [[October 27]]: [[W. G. Lunsford]], building contractor | * [[October 27]]: [[W. G. Lunsford]], building contractor | ||
* [[December 2]]: [[Alfred Keily Sr]], photographer | |||
* [[December 31]]: [[A. A. Peters]], endowment secretary of the [[Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[Joseph Turner]], architect | * [[Joseph Turner]], architect | ||
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1926 was the 55th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- January 18: Indiana Little led a large march of Black applicants to register to vote at the Jefferson County Courthouse.
- January 29: 27 people were killed in an explosion at the Mossboro Mine.
- June 22: Camp Margaret Murray Washington began operating in Bessemer.
- August 21: The 13th annual Ex-Slaves of Alabama reunion was held at 32nd Street and 10th Avenue North.
- September: WBRC-AM broadcast a live address by Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans to a statewide Ku Klux Klan convention.
- December 27: Bessie Smith performed at the Frolic Theater.
- The Birmingham Amateur Radio Club was founded.
- Magic City Lodge No. 860 was chartered.
- Mineral Springs Park reopened as the North Birmingham Golf Course.
- The Woodward's Big Four gospel quartet broke up.
- WMAV-AM was licensed to the the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn.
- The Nelson Realty Company purchased Shelby Springs from the family of Ray McMillan.
- The Birmingham Electric Company building on 1st Avenue North suffered damage from a fire.
Business
- William, Robert, Charles and Frank Bromberg joined their father, Frederick Bromberg, as partners in Bromberg's.
- Mason Crow founded the Crow Real Estate & Insurance Company.
- The Empire Theater opened.
- Glenn Messer founded the Southern Aircraft Corporation and opened Messer Field.
- Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan was founded.
- Hollywood was developed by Clyde Nelson.
- The Jemison Company began developing Mountain Brook Estates.
- James McWane founded the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company in Provo, Utah.
- The Norwood Clinic was incorporated.
- Ollie McClung opened the first Ollie's Barbecue near Elmwood Cemetery.
- Lonnie Noojin bought out his brother's interest in the Noojin Supply Company.
- The Piccadilly Theater began screening films.
- Sonny Boy Products was founded.
- Sloss Furnaces was updated with new equipment.
- Leonard Terrell opened the Terrell Store.
- C. I. Taylor's Indianapolis ABCs baseball team folded.
- The Doll House Sweet Shoppe was incorporated by Sigmund and Mildred Nesselroth and Sol Catonzano.
- The Country Club of Birmingham moved to Mountain Brook.
- The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company opened the Fairfield Sheet Mill.
- The Robert E. Lee Klan sold the former Birmingham Athletic Club building on 20th Street North to the Birmingham YMCA.
- Molton, Allen & Williams moved to 2026 3rd Avenue North.
- Raymond Rochell began bottling Orange Crush.
- James Head founded a distribution company.
- The Trianon Theatre closed.
- February 3: WKBC-AM went on the air.
Government
- 1926 general election
- The city of Homewood was incorporated with the merger of Edgewood, Rosedale and Grove Park.
- U. S. Highway 11 was dedicated.
- The 1926 Birmingham Zoning Ordinance reinforced the city's physical segregation.
- Brownville, Tuscaloosa County got a post office.
Education
- Payne University changed its name to Greater Payne University.
- Tuggle Institute entered a partnership with Birmingham City Schools.
Religion
- Trinity Methodist Church (Southside) was dispersed.
- Mt Olive United Methodist Church was organized.
- October 30: Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood) was organized.
Sports
- January 1: The 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated the University of Washington 20-19 in the 1926 Rose Bowl.
- The 1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football team went 9-0 and was invited to the 1927 Rose Bowl.
- The Birmingham Black Barons returned to the field as part of a newly re-organized Negro Southern League.
- April 13: The Birmingham Barons' Sammy West set a team record with 6 hits in a game against Chattanooga.
- Archer Howard Hill won his first of 196 consecutive field tournaments.
Works
- "Birmingham Boys", song by the Birmingham Jubilee Singers
- The 23-foot "Electra" statue was placed atop the Alabama Power Building.
- The "Magic City sign" was erected in front of Birmingham Terminal Station.
- The feature film Men of Steel, filmed in Ensley, premiered at the Franklin Theatre.
- Bertha "Chippie" Hill's "Pratt City Blues" was released
- The Alabama Power Company's "Reddy Kilowatt" character made his debut
- Epp Sykes wrote "Yea Alabama!" for a contest sponsored by the Rammer-Jammer
- June: "A Love Story of Vulcan and Electra" by B. U. L. Conner ran daily in The Birmingham Post
- An E. M. Skinner organ was installed at Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Church.
- Coot Grant recorded a series of country blues songs with Blind Blake.
Books
- The Deep Seam, novel by Jack Bethea
- Polk's Birmingham City Directory (1926) Birmingham: R. L. Polk & Co.
- George W. Hamilton, ed. (1926) Beautiful Homes and Buildings of Alabama. Turner & McPherson, Architects
- George I. Adams, Charles Butts, L. W. Stephenson, & Wythe Cooke (1926) Geology of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report No. 14. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press
Buildings
- 1453 Smolian Place
- 24th Street Viaduct over the Railroad Reservation in downtown Birmingham
- Avalon Apartments on Highland Avenue at Rushton Park
- Avon Building at 29th Street and 7th Avenue South in Lakeview
- Bankhead Hotel on 5th Avenue North
- Bethel Baptist Church in Collegeville
- Temple Beth-El on Highland Avenue
- Big Branch Bridge covered bridge near Hanceville
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 4 on 24th Street North in downtown Birmingham
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 10 at 4120 2nd Avenue South in Avondale
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 14 at 210 Graymont Avenue West in Graymont
- Birmingham News building addition
- Black Creek Bridge in Fultondale
- Bottega Favorita building on Highland Avenue
- Central Park Presbyterian Church in Belview Heights
- Councill Elementary School on Avenue M Ensley
- Diana Hall at 525-531 19th Street North Bessemer
- A. G. Dobbins residence
- Donnachaidh residence on Southwood Road in Mountain Brook
- Edgewood Elementary School in Homewood
- Ensley High School addition
- First Baptist Church of Birmingham education building
- Gibson Elementary School in Woodlawn
- Hill Building on 5th Avenue South in Avondale
- Hollywood Country Club in Shades Valley
- Hood-McPherson building (Ensley)
- Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Hillman
- Independent Presbyterian Church on Highland Avenue at Rushton Park
- LaSalle Apartments
- Leeds High School
- McElwain Elementary School in Eastwood
- Moore School in Ensley
- Phoenix Building on 2nd Avenue North
- Pratt Elementary School addition
- Ritz Theatre on 2nd Avenue North
- Ruhama Baptist Church in East Lake
- Shades Cahaba School addition
- Shades Mountain Baptist Church on Canyon Road
- Spanish Stores at Five Points South
- West End Masonic Temple on Tuscaloosa Avenue
- Woodlawn High School addition
- Young Men's Hebrew Association building on 18th Street North
Demolitions
- January 22: Minor High School was heavily damaged in a fire.
Individuals
- Tallulah Bankhead made a splash on the London stage as Amy in Sidney Howard's Pulitzer-winning "They Knew What They Wanted".
- Hugo Black addressed a statewide gathering of the Ku Klux Klan.
- Mack Burley succeeded George Word as president of Miles College.
- Oliver Carmichael succeeded Thomas Palmer as President of the University of Montevallo.
- Luther Davis Sr succeeded D. Beatty Robertson as Mayor of Tuscaloosa.
- B. M. Montgomery became principal of Rosedale School.
- J. E. Morris succeeded W. E. Faust as pastor of East Lake United Methodist Church.
- Charles Rice took office as the first Mayor of Homewood.
- W. A. Smart succeeded George Stewart as pastor of First United Methodist Church.
- Irita Van Doren succeeded Stuart Sherman as book editor of the New York Herald Tribune.
- Henry Walthall starred opposite Lillian Gish in The Scarlet Letter.
- Theo Wright became principal of Barker Elementary School.
Births
- January 24: Everett Lawler, musician, arranger, bandleader and educator
- February 3: Richard Yates, author and educator
- February 8: Rosamond McDuff, Birmingham police officer and computer programmer
- March 5: Henry Blankenship, jazz musician
- March 27: Solomon Zarzour, owner of Sol's Hot Dogs
- April 3: Alex Grammas, professional baseball player
- April 4: Pearl Carlile, co-founder of Carlile's Barbecue
- April 5: Glenn Ireland II, Vulcan Materials executive and Glenwood Health Services founder
- April 14: Harry Gilmer, NFL quarterback
- June 28: Jack Shannon, investment banker and developer
- July 15: Henry Tuttle, pastor of Pilgrim Congregational Church
- August 8: Urbie Green, jazz trombonist
- August 9: David Crenshaw Jr, U.S. Steel worker and entrepreneur
- August 9: Everett Shepherd Jr, real estate developer
- September 10: Arthur Jazwinski, traffic engineer
- September 19: Lurleen Wallace, Governor of Alabama
- September 25: Wink Chapman, Center Point City Council member
- September 26: Lynn Hope saxophonist
- September 28: Oliver Dillard, U.S. Army Major General
- October 13: Robert Bell, scholar, librarian and novelist
- October 14: Bill Justis, musician, songwriter and record producer
- Gabby Bell, Birmingham Barons play-by-play announcer
- Roosevelt Bell, Birmingham City Council member
- Tom Caldwell, pediatrician and amateur historian
- David Crenshaw, steelworker and social activist
- Joe Erben, salesman and bar owner
- Angela Hernández, math professor
- Raymond Josof, owner of Raymond's Five Points Market
- Kathryn Lacey, owner of Oak Hill Kindergarten
- Chris McNair, photographer, Alabama State Representative and Jefferson County Commission member
- Clarke Stallworth, newspaper editor, columnist and writing coach
- Jack Voorhies, radio announcer, ad producer and comedian
- Cordell Wynn, president of Stillman College
Graduations
- Clarence Allgood completed his bachelor of science at Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
- Ivy Andrews graduated from Dora High School.
- Hobart Grooms completed law school at the University of Kentucky.
- Mike Higgins graduated from W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas, Texas.
- Ida Moffett completed nursing school at Birmingham Baptist Hospital.
- Virginia Tyler graduated from Shades Cahaba School.
- Robert Van de Graaff earned his bachelor's in physics at Queen's College, Oxford
Marriages
- January: P. H. Polk married the former Margaret Blanche Thompson of Brunswick, Georgia.
- March 13: R. C. Coleman married the former Mable Pate.
- November 24: William Rushton Jr married the former Elizabeth Perry.
Awards
Deaths
- January 26: A. B. Moore and Ruby Thornton were found murdered near Roebuck.
- June 1: Mel Drennen, Mayor of Birmingham
- August 9: William Hickman, Jefferson County Treasurer
- September 16: Robert Jemison Sr, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company and real estate developer
- September 29: Julia Neely Finch, writer and poet
- October 27: W. G. Lunsford, building contractor
- December 2: Alfred Keily Sr, photographer
- December 31: A. A. Peters, endowment secretary of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama.
- Joseph Turner, architect
Context
1926
The top-grossing films of 1926 were
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