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:''This article is about the 1909 building on Southside. For the 1880s building in downtown Birmingham, see [[Gelders Building]].'' | |||
[[Image:Phoenix city club.jpg|right|thumb|450px|The Phoenix Club in 1910]] | [[Image:Phoenix city club.jpg|right|thumb|450px|The Phoenix Club in 1910]] | ||
The '''Phoenix Club building''' is a pressed brick edifice on the southeast corner of [[20th Street South|20th Street]] and [[15th Avenue South]]. It was constructed in [[1909]] for the [[Phoenix Club]], an exclusive social club for Jewish men of German descent. The $50,000 clubhouse opened with a grand ball on [[December 3]] of that year and served as a meeting place and social hall for club members. | The '''Phoenix Club building''' is a pressed brick edifice on the southeast corner of [[20th Street South|20th Street]] and [[15th Avenue South]]. It was constructed in [[1909]] for the [[Phoenix Club]], an exclusive social club for Jewish men of German descent. The $50,000 clubhouse opened with a grand ball on [[December 3]] of that year and served as a meeting place and social hall for club members. | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 23 May 2020
- This article is about the 1909 building on Southside. For the 1880s building in downtown Birmingham, see Gelders Building.
The Phoenix Club building is a pressed brick edifice on the southeast corner of 20th Street and 15th Avenue South. It was constructed in 1909 for the Phoenix Club, an exclusive social club for Jewish men of German descent. The $50,000 clubhouse opened with a grand ball on December 3 of that year and served as a meeting place and social hall for club members.
Currently the building, now surrounded by a split-face concrete block wall, houses the Zydeco night club.