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Advertisement for The Pickwick, "Where Quality Reigns Supreme," found in the 1935 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. The manager was Fred Ridolphi.

The Pickwick was a dance hall and special event venue in Birmingham.

The Corolla, v.…

An advertisement for The McLester Hotel managed by L. G. Daniel found in the 1897 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

The McLester Hotel was built in 1887 on the northwest corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth…

Advertisement for The Maxwell-Raiford Jewelry Company found in the 1905 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. The advertisement is for a silver collector's spoon depicting Clark Hall on The University of Alabama's campus which can be mailed…

Advertisement for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company found in the 1932 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

This Year We Expect Proposals

LEAP YEAR is the year for proposals. So please don’t be shy about proposing to us that we…

Advertisement for The Fountain found in the 1903 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. "Things to smoke, to read, to play, to drink, and sweets to eat."

The Corolla, v. 10, 1903

This photo shows The Corner, 801 10th Street (now Paul W. Bryant Drive) circa 1949, not long after its opening in 1945 by John Puryear and Bill Schuessler.

The following account was written by Tuscaloosa News Editorial Editor Ben Windham July 8,…

John Puryear’s little drug/sundry store on 10th Street held the corner on cool in Tuscaloosa. In fact, that was the name of the place: The Corner. Future Gov. Albert Brewer worked the cash register. Near the jukebox, Joe Namath held court as young…

A receipt for Mr. Chas. Hamner from The Cord & Fabric Tire Repair Compay.

Advertisement for The Coffee Pot, the Smoke House and the Shamrock offering billiards and bowling found in the 1930 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook. Their motto was "The only paved highway from appetite to satisfaction."
The managers…

An advertisement for The C.N. Maxwell Jewelry Co. of Tuscaloosa found in the 1897 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

The Corolla, v.4, 1897