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  • Collection: Northport - People and Places

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Newly built in 1965, the building housed, not only city government and Northport police, but Northport's first fire department, as well. Prior to April of 1965, the city of Tuscaloosa handled all fire calls in Northport.

The city moved to new…

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This marker was located at Northport City Hall on Lurleen Wallace Boulevard at 20th Street in Northport. Newly built in 1965, the building housed, not only city government and Northport police, but Northport's first fire department, as well. Prior…

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This photo shows the old Northport Train Depot. It burned on Christmas Eve in 1923. Ninnie Cummins stands on the left with Richard Pearson on the right.

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Adam's Drug Store was located on the west side of Main Avenue in Northport in what is, in 2014, the left side of Billy's Sports Bar. The store was owned by Carl Adams who hired a pharmacist. In the photo from left to right are Inez C. Shirley, Carl…

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Dr. Bell's Drugstore was located at the corner of Fifth Street and Main Avenue in Northport, just south of White Brothers General Merchandise Store. A Mr. Barnes (first name unknown) is on the left and Vasa Adams is on the right.

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The Catalina Motel, now known as the Best Western Catalina Inn, is located at 2015 McFarland Boulevard, west of the Highway 69 intersection in Northport.

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G.W. Christian and Company on the northwest corner at Fifth Street and Main Avenue in Northport . Mr. Tom Christian is in the buggy. The building later housed the Spiller Furniture Company and now houses a shop called Gracefully Done.

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The Christian and Daniel Store (formerly Shirley and Christian) was a general merchandise store located at Fifth Street and Main Avenue in Northport. The store was built by James Shirley.

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Christian and Faucett was a general merchandise store located on the northwest corner of Main Avenue and Columbus Street in Northport. The structure in the photo was replaced in 1904 by the G. W. Christian and Co. Building.

Pictured are S.P.…

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City Cafe in Northport, AL, was opened in the 1940s by Bill Hitt when he returned from fighting in World War II. He owned the business with Hoyt Brasher until the 1960s.

When the men owned City Cafe, it was not the mecca for college students…
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