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'''Shoney's Big Boy''' is a national restaurant chain. In [[1971]] it had five locations in [[Birmingham]]. | '''Shoney's Big Boy''' is a national restaurant chain. In [[1971]] it had five locations in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
The downtown location, at 221-231 [[20th Street North]], was known as a "gay friendly" late-night spot in the early 1970s. | |||
The "Big Boy" statue from the [[Hoover]] location was stolen on [[April 22]], [[1979]] and re-discovered on the roof of [[Berry High School]] two days later. | The "Big Boy" statue from the [[Hoover]] location was stolen on [[April 22]], [[1979]] and re-discovered on the roof of [[Berry High School]] two days later. | ||
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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* 7757 [[Crestwood Boulevard]] | * 7757 [[Crestwood Boulevard]] | ||
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* 221 [[20th Street North]] | * 221 [[20th Street North]] | ||
* 1037 [[3rd Avenue West]] | * 1037 [[3rd Avenue West]] | ||
* 512 [[Fieldstown Road]], [[Gardendale]] | |||
* [[Hoover Mall]], opened 1970s | * [[Hoover Mall]], opened 1970s | ||
==References== | |||
* "[http://www.invisiblehistory.org/uploads/1/3/2/0/13206586/img019_1_orig.jpg Barfly]" Eastern edition (1973), via the [[Invisible Histories Project]] | |||
[[Category:Restaurant chains]] | [[Category:Restaurant chains]] | ||
[[Category:1927 Porter Clothing Co. building]] | |||
[[Category:Crestwood Boulevard]] | |||
[[Category:Aaron Aronov Drive]] | |||
[[Category:Parkway East]] | |||
[[Category:3rd Avenue West]] | |||
[[Category:Fieldstown Road]] | |||
[[Category:Hoover Mall]] |
Latest revision as of 17:38, 18 February 2023
Shoney's Big Boy is a national restaurant chain. In 1971 it had five locations in Birmingham.
The downtown location, at 221-231 20th Street North, was known as a "gay friendly" late-night spot in the early 1970s.
The "Big Boy" statue from the Hoover location was stolen on April 22, 1979 and re-discovered on the roof of Berry High School two days later.
Locations
- 7757 Crestwood Boulevard
- 96 Weibel Drive, Midfield
- 9125 Parkway East
- 221 20th Street North
- 1037 3rd Avenue West
- 512 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale
- Hoover Mall, opened 1970s
References
- "Barfly" Eastern edition (1973), via the Invisible Histories Project