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[[File:Pickwick Place rendering.png|right|thumb|450px|Rendering for Pickwick Place]]
[[File:Pickwick Place rendering.png|right|thumb|450px|Rendering for Pickwick Place]]
The '''Pickwick Plaza''' (formerly '''Pickwick Place''') is a retail center located at [[Five Points South]] circling behind the [[Hotel Highland]] and the building housing [[The Mill]] restaurant. A pedestrian plaza connects [[20th Street South]] to [[Magnolia Avenue]] and houses 33,792 square feet of tenant space.
The '''Pickwick Plaza''' (formerly '''Pickwick Place''') is a retail center located at [[Five Points South]] circling behind the [[Hotel Indigo]] and the building housing [[Black Market Bar & Grill]] restaurant. A pedestrian plaza connects [[20th Street South]] to [[Magnolia Avenue]] and houses 33,792 square feet of tenant space.


Pickwick Place was developed in [[1987]] by Dr [[Donald Kahn]], who wanted to construct a European-style shopping center at the site. The name came from the former [[Pickwick Club]], a dance club which operated nearby until the late 1950s.
Pickwick Place was developed in [[1987]] by Dr [[Donald Kahn]], who wanted to construct a European-style shopping center at the site. The development was designed by [[KPS Group|Kidd, Plosser, Sprague]] architects in an Art Deco style inspired by the former [[Pickwick Club]], a dance club which operated nearby in the 1930s-1950s. The $9 million project was supported with funds from Birmingham's [[Historical Preservation Development Authority]].


Development of the center included the conversion of the [[Medical Arts Building]] into a hotel, originally called the [[Pickwick Hotel]]. A tiled plaza was built connecting the hotel to a 4-level parking deck with several retail spaces and meeting rooms for the hotel.
Development of the center included the conversion of the [[Medical Arts Building]] into a hotel, originally called the [[Pickwick Hotel]]. A tiled plaza was built connecting the hotel to a 4-level parking deck with several retail spaces and meeting rooms for the hotel.

Revision as of 13:40, 5 January 2018

Rendering for Pickwick Place

The Pickwick Plaza (formerly Pickwick Place) is a retail center located at Five Points South circling behind the Hotel Indigo and the building housing Black Market Bar & Grill restaurant. A pedestrian plaza connects 20th Street South to Magnolia Avenue and houses 33,792 square feet of tenant space.

Pickwick Place was developed in 1987 by Dr Donald Kahn, who wanted to construct a European-style shopping center at the site. The development was designed by Kidd, Plosser, Sprague architects in an Art Deco style inspired by the former Pickwick Club, a dance club which operated nearby in the 1930s-1950s. The $9 million project was supported with funds from Birmingham's Historical Preservation Development Authority.

Development of the center included the conversion of the Medical Arts Building into a hotel, originally called the Pickwick Hotel. A tiled plaza was built connecting the hotel to a 4-level parking deck with several retail spaces and meeting rooms for the hotel.

In 2008 Kahn's daughter Gayle, president of Kahn Properties, began a remodeling of Pickwick Place. Changes included replacing tile on the walkways with stained concrete, removal of awnings, planters and decorative archways to open up the space, and the addition of new signage, lighting and security cameras. The name was changed at that time to reflect general usage.

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