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Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource McLester Hotel, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Hotels Description An account of the resource The McLester Hotel was built in 1887 on the northwest corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth Street. The capital for the building was furnished by Mrs. E.N.C. Snow, Mrs. William A. Leland, Mrs. John R. Kennedy, and the old Merchants Bank, each party investing $15,000. The lady members were daughters of Richard McLester and the hotel was named for him. Described as a "bowl and pitcher" hotel, having 33 rooms with a fireplace in each, the three-story building was made of bricks with an iron and glass front. On the ground floor were a store, an office, and a dining room. 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Title A name given to the resource Wheeler's Hotel, Eutaw, AL Subject The topic of the resource Hotels Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Personal Collection of Victor Morris Friedman Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available T.T. Hafner Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Betty Slowe (Description) Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 13 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Eutaw (AL) Description An account of the resource Wheeler's Hotel was located on the east side of Prairie Street just north of the railroad, opposite the depot in Eutaw, AL., during the 19th century. During the late 1870s it was called the Exchange Hotel and was conducted by Mrs. M.M. Cook. In the 1880s the hotel was being run by M.J. Wheeler as the Alexina House. Rates were set at $2.50 per day. This was the time of the Great Cotton Exposition at New Orleans, and trains from the East stopped at Eutaw that their patrons might dine at the Alexina.. Later the hotel was changed to the Wheeler's Hotel. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Old Tavern, circa 1960 Subject The topic of the resource Taverns (Inns) Description An account of the resource The Old Tavern was originally located on the north side of University Boulevard between Lurleen Wallace North and South (Broad Street between 25th Avenue and 26th Avenue). It was built in 1827 by William Dunton, a hotel proprietor. 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Title A name given to the resource Alston Building, Tuscaloosa's First Skyscraper, circa 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Dirt roads Description An account of the resource The Alston Building is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth Street. It was completed in 1910 on the site of the old Tuscaloosa County Courthouse, which had stood there since 1845. The Alston Building was the city’s first “skyscraper”, and was originally regarded as the tallest building on a dirt street in America. It was designed by Carson and Thetherow architects from Birmingham. 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Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burchfield Hotel, 1940 Subject The topic of the resource Hotels Description An account of the resource The Burchfield Hotel was across from ‘The Old Train Station’ (L & N Train Depot). The footings were still visible on the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Greensboro Avenue until construction of a new downtown hotel began in 2013.. The Burchfield Hotel was constructed in 1912 as a grocery store by J. P. Burchfield and J. M. Burchfield. In 1985, the City purchased the property for the Original City Hotel Block Redevelopment Plan which never materialized. The structure was razed soon after. This view shows Stallworth Lake in the background. 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Title A name given to the resource Alston Building, circa 1915 Subject The topic of the resource Dirt roads Description An account of the resource The Alston Building is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Sixth Street. It was completed in 1910 on the site of the old Tuscaloosa County courthouse, which had stood there since 1845. The Alston Building was the city’s first “skyscraper”, and was originally regarded as the tallest building on a dirt street in America. At the time of this view the building was surmounted by a huge lighted sign “Try Tuscaloosa”, the slogan of the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade, later to become the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the sign, the building was topped by a lighted garden which was the scene of many social events. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burchfield Hotel, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Hotels Description An account of the resource The Burchfield Hotel was across from ‘The Old Train Station’ (L & N Train Depot). The footings were still visible on the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Greensboro Avenue until construction of a new downtown hotel began in 2013. 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Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company, 620 Greensboro Avenue, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Hardware stores Description An account of the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and founded by William C. Jemison in 1878. Jemison was president until he sold out to the company, resigning as president. Thomas B. Allen then became the second president of the company. The company was in business in Tuscaloosa for over 100 years. In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. In 1971 when Stratten-Warren bought and moved the business, they sold the landmark building to James Spiller who used it as retail and warehouse space for his furniture store. In 2002, Christ Episcopal Church the building, then known as the Spiller Building, and, in 2008, decided to demolish the building. 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These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Height 282 Width 400 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company, 620 Greensboro Avenue, 1942 Subject The topic of the resource Hardware stores Description An account of the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and founded by William C. Jemison in 1878. Jemison was president until he sold out to the company, resigning as president. Thomas B. Allen then became the second president of the company. The company was in business in Tuscaloosa for over 100 years. In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. In 1971 when Stratten-Warren bought and moved the business, they sold the landmark building to James Spiller who used it as retail and warehouse space for his furniture store. In 2002, Christ Episcopal Church bought the building, then known as the Spiller Building, and, in 2008, decided to demolish the building. The city of Tuscaloosa intervened and the building was renovated as the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center opening in 2013. http://cac.tuscarts.org/ Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Townsend (Description) Elizabeth Bradt (Description) Betty Slowe (Description) Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 54 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tuscaloosa (AL) https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/2539/archive/files/ba968cecb5da040a2e52533704f69926.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=mFxPM4u9Ju6FZkQqESQkjqhr-Qo87JUXx--x7PZ-JND0Ceder9E86kDhO8jEEJt8%7ENN93zPQcBhxsBJn633x6gx4alm2AGLVRObVn%7E-%7EuJLRB9j0gSeFh5k4RQNKzCWzMdanUFvJewzHyxanvWAxf%7E74lKbKQXKUNLlpShnSFObFeTXJzdFN4UBFPnwoa7pULv-d2uQHgmOMzrFya1OV--vUNqM30NcXGX9xzRbyNhSBZAqB9E7alvyPSsypOGsRr3-0Y95xTRYIDWXSWEeGUITiEujJbQq%7EtUx95QPGnobsYw-49vgQ3ATMLYPIOdXh7siZxUKqxvY1PqpPLYVdbg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2260b75be60c3dbf621dedb94094952c Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 1 Height 288 Width 400 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses Description An account of the resource This collection includes businesses in the Tuscaloosa area. Buildings, activities and people are documented. Items are arranged by the name of business. Click on the link below to view all the items in this collection. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Drawing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company, 620 Greensboro Avenue, 1883-1903 Subject The topic of the resource Hardware stores Description An account of the resource Allen & Jemison Hardware Company was organized in 1883 when Thomas B. Allen bought a half interest in a hardware business owned and founded by William C. Jemison in 1878. Jemison was president until he sold out to the company, resigning as president. Thomas B. Allen then became the second president of the company. The company was in business in Tuscaloosa for over 100 years. In 1971, Stratten-Warren, a Memphis Company bought the business and moved it to 2220 University Boulevard. In 1979, Wayne and Opal Stone purchased the hardware business. 1907 the store advertised guns, pistols and cartridges, high grade vehicles and harness, Studebaker wagons and buggies, Rex buggies, Remington & Smith guns, white hickory wagons, wood mowers, rakes & binders, Fairbanks scales, Magnolia cement, Atlas Portland cement, paints, oils, sash doors, blinds, lumber, nails, grates, mantels, laths, plaster, hair, brick, horse shoes, glass, putty, coal, lime, stoves and tin ware. Thomas B. Allen and Robert Jemison served as President, M. R. Jemison as Secretary and Treasurer, and A.C. Cade and R.P. Prowell as Directors. Originally a one-story store, Allen & Jemison expanded to its three adjacent stores. In1903, the company built a four-story building and in 1911 added warehouse space. The building is located on the northwest corner of Greensboro Avenue and 7th Street. In 1971 when Stratten-Warren bought and moved the business, they sold the landmark building to James Spiller who used it as retail and warehouse space for his furniture store. In 2002, Christ Episcopal Church the building, then known as the Spiller Building, and, in 2008, decided to demolish the building. The city of Tuscaloosa intervened and the building was renovated as the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center opening in 2013. http://cac.tuscarts.org/ Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Personal Collection of Jason Townsend Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1883-1903 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Townsend (Description) Elizabeth Bradt (Description) Betty Slowe (Description) Type The nature or genre of the resource Drawing Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 57 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tuscaloosa (AL)