Tuscaloosa Buildings, circa 1904

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Title

Tuscaloosa Buildings, circa 1904

Subject

Hardware stores
City halls
Hotels
Theaters

Description

This postcard includes photos of the Allen & Jemison Hardware Store, City Hall, and McLester Hotel, all located on Greensboro Avenue. The Elks Home and Auditorium on the postcard was located on the southeast corner of Sixth Street and 22nd Avenue. It was remodeled under the direction of architect Don Buell Schuyler in 1940 and re-dedicated as the Alta Apartments. It was demolished in 2008 for construction of the city hall complex.

Source

Personal Collection of Jason Townsend

Date

circa 1904

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Postcard

Identifier

310

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)