Title
Kaulton Lumber Mill
Subject
Lumber
Description
The Kaul Lumber Company plant at Kaulton, in the southwestern part of Tuscaloosa, was founded in 1912. The firm built a company store, recreation center, a hotel, and residences for its workers, in what was described at the time as a "model industrial community."
When the city acquired the old Kaul Lumber Company property in the early 1950s, it inherited a sawmill town where some people had lived for years in sub-standard housing. In the 1960s the city moved the people of Kaulton and razed many buildings and "shotgun" houses.
Part of the commissary is still standing as well as the office. Some houses are still standing on Pine Street behind Kaulton Park.
When the city acquired the old Kaul Lumber Company property in the early 1950s, it inherited a sawmill town where some people had lived for years in sub-standard housing. In the 1960s the city moved the people of Kaulton and razed many buildings and "shotgun" houses.
Part of the commissary is still standing as well as the office. Some houses are still standing on Pine Street behind Kaulton Park.
Source
Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
Contributor
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
664
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 inches by 10 inches