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Abe Brown established Brown Brother’s Dollar store in May 1898 and moved to the southeast corner of Broad (now University Boulevard) and Greensboro Avenue in 1906.

He built the current building known as Brown’s Corner in 1926. Brown’s Department…

Located at the northeast corner of University Boulevard and Greensboro Avenue, the 10-story building was designed by architect D.O. Whilldin and constructed for The Merchant's Bank and Trust Company. When the bank failed during the Depression, First…

This is a photograph of the First National Bank building located on Broad Street (now University Avenue) and 23rd Avenue. The first home of the Bank was at Broad Street (now University Boulevard) and 22nd Avenue. It was founded by Washington Moody…

This is a photograph of the First National Bank building located on Broad Street (now University Avenue) and 23rd Avenue. The first home of the Bank was at Broad Street (now University Boulevard) and 22nd Avenue. It was founded by Washington Moody…

The Tuscaloosa News and Masonic Hall on 6th Street. This building was located between Christ Episcopal Church and the Bama Theater. The Tuscaloosa News occupied this building at one time; it moved to two other locations before its move to its current…

In front of the Alabama State Bank Building on Broad Street (now University Boulevard) on horseback are members of the Fitts family. They are James Fitts Alston, Samuel Fitts Alston (second President of the Bank), and Marilou Alston. The State Bank…

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.

The opening of a new location of Southside Drug on Greensboro Avenue. The man on the left in the hat was identified as Bill Shelby. The man near the right behind the soda fountain is Walter Richardson, one of the owners.

Standing in front of the Snow Store on what is now Greensboro Avenue are Charlie Olmstead, Norfleet Harris and E.N.C. Snow (or Raiford) according to information on the back of a copy of the photo owned by Mrs. Camille Elebash.

Noted on the back…

An advertisement scanned from the 1895 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

Harrison and Harrison was a Tuscaloosa clothier.

The Corolla, v. 3, 1895