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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* | * March: The City of [[Moody]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[Operation New Birmingham]] was created as a committee of the [[Downtown Improvement Association]]. | |||
* [[Festival of Arts]]: Salute to [[Arts Around Us]] | |||
===Civil Rights Movement=== | ===Civil Rights Movement=== | ||
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===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* | * [[Chris McNair]] opened a [[Chris McNair Studios|photography studio]]. | ||
* [[Gene Crutcher|Gene]] and [[Bettie Crutcher]] opened [[Gene Crutcher Books]] at [[Five Points South]]. | |||
* [[Homestead House]] furniture store opened in [[Bessemer]]. | |||
* A 150-room [[Kings Inn|Holiday Inn]] opened on [[3rd Avenue North]]. | |||
* The [[Red Lion Lounge]] opened in [[Homewood]]. | |||
* [[Upside Down Plaza]] opened in the [[Highland Plaza]] shopping center. | |||
* [[May 23]]: [[Tapawingo Plunge]] swimming pool in [[Pinson Valley]] reopened under new ownership. | |||
* [[November 2]]: Discount retailer [[G. E. S.]] opened in [[West End]]. | |||
* November 2: Discount retailer [[Maxam]] opened at the [[Skyland Shopping Center]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]. | |||
* [[November 28]]: The [[Strand Theater]] closed. | |||
=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* | * [[Festival of Arts]] [[:Image:Festival of Arts logo.png|logo]] designed by [[George Hackney]]. | ||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* | [[Image:Two North Twentieth.jpg|right|thumb|275px|[[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]], opened in 1962]] | ||
* [[September 8]]: [[Saint Mark United Methodist Church]] held services in their new building. | |||
* The [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]] was completed. | |||
* The conservatory at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] was completed. | |||
* [[Shades Valley Family YMCA]] on [[Montgomery Highway (Homewood)|Montgomery Highway]] opened. | |||
* [[Chace Lake Country Club]] opened. | |||
* [[Lloyd Wood Middle School]] in [[Northport]] opened. | |||
* [[Blazer Hall (1962)|University Hospital School of Nursing Residence]] at [[UAB]] | |||
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse]] annex. | |||
* The [[Bull Connor residence|Bull Connor's house]] in [[Crestwood]] was constructed. | |||
* The [[1909]] [[Clark Building]] downtown was modernized. | |||
* [[Ensley Baptist Church]] added an education wing. | |||
* The [[First Baptist Church of Boldo]] added a Sunday School wing. | |||
==People== | ==People== | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 25 November 2013
1962 was the 91st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- March: The City of Moody was incorporated.
- Operation New Birmingham was created as a committee of the Downtown Improvement Association.
- Festival of Arts: Salute to Arts Around Us
Civil Rights Movement
Business
- Chris McNair opened a photography studio.
- Gene and Bettie Crutcher opened Gene Crutcher Books at Five Points South.
- Homestead House furniture store opened in Bessemer.
- A 150-room Holiday Inn opened on 3rd Avenue North.
- The Red Lion Lounge opened in Homewood.
- Upside Down Plaza opened in the Highland Plaza shopping center.
- May 23: Tapawingo Plunge swimming pool in Pinson Valley reopened under new ownership.
- November 2: Discount retailer G. E. S. opened in West End.
- November 2: Discount retailer Maxam opened at the Skyland Shopping Center in Tuscaloosa.
- November 28: The Strand Theater closed.
Religion
Sports
Works
- Festival of Arts logo designed by George Hackney.
Books
Buildings
Bank for Savings Building, opened in 1962
- September 8: Saint Mark United Methodist Church held services in their new building.
- The Bank for Savings Building was completed.
- The conservatory at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens was completed.
- Shades Valley Family YMCA on Montgomery Highway opened.
- Chace Lake Country Club opened.
- Lloyd Wood Middle School in Northport opened.
- University Hospital School of Nursing Residence at UAB
- Jefferson County Courthouse annex.
- The Bull Connor's house in Crestwood was constructed.
- The 1909 Clark Building downtown was modernized.
- Ensley Baptist Church added an education wing.
- The First Baptist Church of Boldo added a Sunday School wing.
People
Births
- March 1: Jim McElwain, college football coach
- March 2: Al Del Greco, NFL kicker and sports radio host
- March 3: Tim James, asphalt paving contractor and bridge developer
- March 21: Mark Waid, comic book writer
- March 31: Gregg Carr, NFL lineman and orthopaedic surgeon
- April 26: Jimmy Kitchens, NASCAR driver
- May 22: Steve French, Alabama State Senate
- May 25: Lionel James, NFL running back
- June 8: Chris Dupont, restaurateur
- June 11: John Mark Stallings, son of coach Gene Stallings
- July 19: Chris Woods, NFL receiver
- July 25: Mark Cullum, Birmingham News editorial cartoonist
- August 3: SI Reasoning, musician, dancer, artist, playwright and activist
- August 11: Ennis Whatley, NBA player
- September 30: Dave Magadan, Major League baseball player
- October 7: Dale Watson, country singer/songwriter
- October 29: Joey Jones, NFL receiver and college football coach
- November 18: John Carter, Homewood Police Department corrections officer
- November 30: Bo Jackson, NFL running back and Major League Baseball player
- Ondray Agee, Alabama Power Company meter reader and Kingston neighborhood officer
- Murry Bartow, UAB Blazers basketball head coach
- Elisa Burns-Macon, Birmingham City Schools and Altamont School teacher
- Colin Coyne, real estate developer and business consultant
- Steve Dubrinsky, restaurateur
- Julie Hitt, Miss Alabama
- Steven Hoyt, Birmingham City Council
- Karmi Ingber, rabbi of Knesseth Israel Congregation
- David Maluff, restaurateur
- Tadd McVay, HealthSouth chief financial officer
- Jennifer Trammell, CEO of the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
Graduations
Marriages
Awards
Deaths
- See also: List of homicides in 1962
Context
In 1962
Top grossing films of 1962
Notable books published in 1962
Popular music in 1962
Notable births in 1962 included
Notable deaths included
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