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The Atlanta Store stood at the corner of Broad Street (now University Boulevard) and Market Street (now Greensboro Avenue) where the 10-story bank building stands now as a Tuscaloosa landmark.

The store was owned by Bernard Friedman and Emmanuel…

The Auto-Rite Shell Service Station was on the corner of Greensboro Avenue and Ninth Street in Tuscaloosa at a site occupied in 2015 by an addition to the United Methodist Church.

Auto-Rite was owned by J.R. Moman and sold to Floyd Turner. A 1953…

The J. H. Fitts Bank was established in 1865 by James Harris Fitts.  After the the State Bank of Alabama failed and its charter allowed to expire, Fitts purchased the State Bank Building as the home of his private bank and residency.  In 1887, the…

This picture was taken in 1925 in front of the original Banks Quarles Plumbing building, located on 13th street near the University of Alabama. From left to right are Mrs. McCarty, Dan Brown, Banks Quarles, Mr. Olive, Will Quarles and P.B. Quarles.

Taken on July 4, 1952, the photo shows a flooded area at the intersection of 8th Street and 23rd Avenue in Tuscaloosa. In the background is Barksdale and Sons Dry Cleaners at 2223 8th Street owned by E. Rush Barksdale, Jesse M. Barksdale and Leonard…

Advertisement for Barnes found in the 1920 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. Barnes claims to be "the originator of milkshakes" and the exclusive seller of "okras".


The Corolla, v. 27, 1920

Advertisement for Black's clothing store found in the 1935 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

Black, Friedman & Winston, a men's formal wear store, was located at 508 Greensboro Avenue in Tuscaloosa.

The store was a direct…

A letter to Miss Loretta Sparks concerning a returned check.

Salute to the Exchange Clubs of Tuscaloosa County by Black, Friedman & Winston printed in the Tuscaloosa News in 1970.

Black, Friedman & Winston, a men's formal wear store, was located at 508 Greensboro Avenue in Tuscaloosa.

The store was a direct descendant of a store founded in 1861 by Bernard Friedman, the second cousin of Victor Friedman, and A.M. Loveman on…