Title
I Remember Old Tuscaloosa, May 13, 1971
Subject
History--Tuscaloosa (AL)
Maxwell, Fred (Frederick Richard Jr.), 1889-1988
Description
Fred Maxwell wrote "I Remember Old Tuscaloosa" for a weekly newspaper in Tuscaloosa called The Graphic from December, 1970 through December 1971. The Graphic was founded, owned and published by Maxwell's daughter Camille Elebash and her husband Karl Elebash beginning in 1957. It was sold to The Tuscaloosa News in 1976 and ceased publication sometime later.
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Creator
Fred Maxwell
Source
Camille Elebash
Publisher
The Graphic
Date
May 13, 1971
Contributor
Brenda Harris (Description)
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Type
Document
Identifier
1609
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Text
In about 1907 the Tuscaloosa County Court House located on the corner of 6th St. and 24th Ave. was sold and a new Court House was built on the corner of 7th St. and 24th Ave. (the current site of the new Court House).
Sam F. Alston acquired the old Court House site. The town clock which was located on the old Court House was relocated on the City Hall building directly across the street.
Mr. Alston erected a seven-story office building on the old Court House corner—Tuscaloosa’s first “skyscraper.”
All Tuscaloosa was proud to get in the skyscraper class since, as a rule, only the larger cities could boast of such tall building.
But the unique thing about this new asset was that no other city in the country could claim that they had a skyscraper but no paved streets.
Yes, there were no paved streets in Tuscaloosa when the Alston Building was built.
Sam F. Alston acquired the old Court House site. The town clock which was located on the old Court House was relocated on the City Hall building directly across the street.
Mr. Alston erected a seven-story office building on the old Court House corner—Tuscaloosa’s first “skyscraper.”
All Tuscaloosa was proud to get in the skyscraper class since, as a rule, only the larger cities could boast of such tall building.
But the unique thing about this new asset was that no other city in the country could claim that they had a skyscraper but no paved streets.
Yes, there were no paved streets in Tuscaloosa when the Alston Building was built.
Original Format
Newspaper