1927
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1927 was the 56th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- January 14: The Town of Hollywood was incorporated with Clarence Lloyd as its mayor.
- Oak Mountain State Park was established.
- December 26: The Alabama Theatre opened with a screening of "The Spotlight".
Business
- Sid Lee's Alabama Grocery Company dropped its other activities and became the Buffalo Rock Company.
- The Birmingham News and The Birmingham Age-Herald began publishing a joint Sunday edition as The Birmingham News Age-Herald.
- The predecessor to West End's Alley's Drugs opened.
- April 22: The first C. F. Penn Hamburgers opened in Hartselle.
- May: The Oxmoor Furnaces ceased operation.
- The hoist at Woodward Iron Company's Redding Shaft on Red Mountain was removed, but the opening continued to serve as ventilation for the Songo No. 1 Mine.
- August: The Luquire Insurance Company was founded.
Education
Sports
- Alabama Power Company and the Birmingham Post claimed silver loving cups at the conclusion of the 1927 Indoor Baseball League of Birmingham season.
Works
- Alabama State Land Act of 1927
- November 10: Jimmie Tarlton and Tom Darby recorded "Birmingham Jail" for Columbia Records.
Books
Buildings
- Anderson Electric built a new plant at 44th Street and 7th Avenue North.
- The Avon Building in Lakeview was constructed for the Avon Theatre and the Exclusive Furniture Shop.
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 3 was constructed on Highland Avenue.
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 22 was constructed on Clairmont Avenue.
- The new Birmingham Public Library opened in Woodrow Wilson Park.
- The Country Club of Birmingham built a sprawling new clubhouse in Mountain Brook.
- Ensley First United Methodist Church completed an education building.
- The Mediterranean-styled Ensley Theatre opened.
- The Famous Theater opened on 4th Avenue North.
- The elaborately ornamented Florentine Building on 2nd Avenue North was completed.
- Greater Shiloh Baptist Church began worshiping in the basement of their church building, still under construction.
- The 6-story Kenilworth Arms apartment building on Highland Avenue opened.
- The Little Theatre opened at Caldwell Park.
- Lloyd Hall was built for the University of Alabama's chemistry department.
- The Thomas Martin residence on Stratford Road was built for Alabama Power Company president Thomas Martin.
- Minor High School was rebuilt after a fire.
- The landmark Quinlan Castle apartment building on 21st Street South opened.
- The project to roof over the infield bleachers at Rickwood Field was completed.
- The Venetian Village Building on 11th Street South was completed.
- The 17-story Art Deco Watts Building was completed on 20th Street North.
- The George Wofford residence was built on Salisbury Road.
- November 19: The 21,000 seat Legion Field opened with a game between Howard College and Birmingham-Southern.
- December 25: The Alabama Theatre opened its doors for a private preview party.
Demolitions
- The Jefferson County Bank Building was torn down to make way for the Florentine Building.
Individuals
Births
- Restaurateur Jack Caddell was born in Birmingham.
- Radio host, educator and jazz vocalist Jesse Champion was born in Dolomite.
- Grocer, restaurateur and Civil Rights guard Joe Hendricks was born in Boligee, Green County.
- Illustrator Phil Neel was born.
- Music critic Oliver Roosevelt was born.
- Toy store owner Herman Spivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Sculptor and educator Hannah Stewart was born.
- Attorney and publisher Asa Rountree III was born in Birmingham.
- Wrestler Tojo Yamamoto was born Harold Watanabe in Hawai'i.
- Alabama State Hornets football coach George James was born.
- Birmingham Zoo director Jack Throp was born in Arizona.
- April 12: University of Alabama School of Medicine dean James Pittman was born in Orlando, Florida.
- April 27: Civil Rights activist Coretta Scott King was born Coretta Scott in Heiberger, Perry County.
- April 27: Champion shot-putter and attorney Charlie Fonville was born in Birmingham.
- May 6: Singer, songwriter, Miss Alabama and Mrs. Mickey Rooney B. J. Baker was born Betty Jane Phillips in Birmingham.
- May 25: Gynecologist and BJCC board member Gil Wideman was born in Walker County.
- May 27: Mathematics professor Abdulalim Shabazz was born Lonnie Cross in Bessemer.
- July 29: Actress and educator Betty Caldwell was born Alice Elizabeth Caldwell in Birmingham.
- August 17: City planner and Auburn University professor Robert Juster was born in London, England.
- September 30: Novelist Cecil Dawkins was born in Birmingham.
- October 6: Alabama Power Company president Joe Farley was born in Birmingham.
- October 14: Grocer Dominic Lusco was born.
- November 13: Actor Hal Lynch was born in Birmingham.
- November 18: R&B singer Hank Ballard was born John Henry Kendricks in Detroit, Michigan.
- November 26: UAB administrator Gloria Howton was born Gloria Sterman in Reform, Pickens County.
- December 6: Formal wear dealer J. O. Tant, Jr was born.
- December 31: Dancer, choreographer and Birmingham Civic Ballet founder Lola Mae Jones Coates was born Lola Mae Jones.
Marriages
Deaths
- Architect Daniel Reamer died.
- March 7: Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co. president Franklin Rushton died in Birmingham.
- April 8: Convicted murderer Horace DeVaughan was executed at Kilby State Prison in Atmore.
- August 15: Avondale Mills founder and former Governor of Alabama B. B. Comer died in Birmingham.
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