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[[File:Men of Steel ad.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The feature film "Men of Steel" was shot in [[Ensley]] and premiered at the [[Franklin Theatre]] in 1926]].
'''1926''' was the 55th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].
'''1926''' was the 55th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 18]]: [[Indiana Little]] led a large march of Black applicants to register to vote at the [[Jefferson County Courthouse]].
* [[January 29]]: 27 people were killed in an [[1926 Mossboro Mine explosion|explosion]] at the [[Mossboro Mine]].
* [[January 29]]: 27 people were killed in an [[1926 Mossboro Mine explosion|explosion]] at the [[Mossboro Mine]].
* [[June 22]]: [[Camp Fletcher|Camp Margaret Murray Washington]] began operating in [[Bessemer]].
* [[June 22]]: [[Camp Fletcher|Camp Margaret Murray Washington]] began operating in [[Bessemer]].
* [[August 21]]: The 13th annual Ex-Slaves of Alabama reunion was held at [[32nd Street North|32nd Street]] and [[10th Avenue North]].
* September: [[WBRC-AM]] broadcast a live address by Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans to a statewide [[Ku Klux Klan]] convention.
* [[December 27]]: [[Bessie Smith]] performed at the [[Frolic Theater]].
* [[December 27]]: [[Bessie Smith]] performed at the [[Frolic Theater]].
* The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was founded.
* The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was founded.
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* [[Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan]] was founded.
* [[Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan]] was founded.
* [[Hollywood]] was developed by [[Clyde Nelson]].
* [[Hollywood]] was developed by [[Clyde Nelson]].
* [[Jemison & Company]] began developing [[Mountain Brook Estates]].
* The [[Jemison Company]] began developing [[Mountain Brook Estates]].
* [[James McWane]] founded the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company in Provo, Utah.
* [[James McWane]] founded the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company in Provo, Utah.
* The [[Norwood Clinic]] was incorporated.
* The [[Norwood Clinic]] was incorporated.
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* [[James Head]] founded a distribution company.
* [[James Head]] founded a distribution company.
* The [[Trianon Theatre]] closed.
* The [[Trianon Theatre]] closed.
* [[February 3]]: [[WKBC-AM]] went on the air.


===Government===
===Government===
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===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)]] was dispersed.
* [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)]] was dispersed.
* [[GracePoint at Mt Olive|Mt Olive United Methodist Church]] was organized.
* [[October 30]]: [[Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood)]] was organized.
* [[October 30]]: [[Trinity United Methodist Church (Edgewood)]] was organized.


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===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[The Deep Seam]], novel by [[Jack Bethea]]
* ''[[The Deep Seam]], novel by [[Jack Bethea]]
* {{CD-1926}}
* George W. Hamilton, ed. (1926) ''Beautiful Homes and Buildings of Alabama.'' Turner & McPherson, Architects
* George W. Hamilton, ed. (1926) ''Beautiful Homes and Buildings of Alabama.'' Turner & McPherson, Architects
* George I. Adams, Charles Butts, L. W. Stephenson, & Wythe Cooke (1926) ''Geology of Alabama.'' Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report No. 14. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press
* George I. Adams, Charles Butts, L. W. Stephenson, & Wythe Cooke (1926) ''Geology of Alabama.'' Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report No. 14. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
[[File:Bottega Favorita by Bob Moody.png|right|thumb|250px|Bottega Favorita, built in 1926]]
* [[1453 Smolian Place]]
* [[24th Street Viaduct]] over the [[Railroad Reservation]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]
* [[24th Street Viaduct]] over the [[Railroad Reservation]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]
* [[Avalon Condominiums|Avalon Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]]
* [[Avalon Condominiums|Avalon Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]]
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* [[Black Creek Bridge]] in [[Fultondale]]
* [[Black Creek Bridge]] in [[Fultondale]]
* [[Bottega Favorita|Bottega Favorita building]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Bottega Favorita|Bottega Favorita building]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Central Park Presbyterian Church]] in [[Belview Heights]]
* [[Councill Elementary School]] on [[Avenue M Ensley]]
* [[Councill Elementary School]] on [[Avenue M Ensley]]
* [[Diana Hall]] at 525-531 [[19th Street North Bessemer]]
* [[Diana Hall]] at 525-531 [[19th Street North Bessemer]]
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* [[Hill Building]] on [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|Avondale]]
* [[Hill Building]] on [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Forest Park-South Avondale|Avondale]]
* [[Hollywood Country Club]] in [[Shades Valley]]
* [[Hollywood Country Club]] in [[Shades Valley]]
* [[Hood-McPherson building (Ensley)]]
* [[Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Hillman]]
* [[Independent Presbyterian Church]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]]
* [[Independent Presbyterian Church]] on [[Highland Avenue]] at [[Rushton Park]]
* [[LaSalle Apartments]]
* [[LaSalle Apartments]]
* [[Leeds High School]]
* [[Leeds High School]]
* [[McElwain Elementary School]] in [[Eastwood]]
* [[McElwain Elementary School]] in [[Eastwood]]
* [[Moore School]] in [[Ensley]]
* [[Phoenix Lofts|Phoenix Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Phoenix Lofts|Phoenix Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Pratt Elementary School]] addition
* [[Pratt Elementary School]] addition
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===Births===
===Births===
[[File:Lurleen Wallace portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Lurleen Wallace, born September 19, 1926]]
[[File:Lurleen Wallace portrait.jpg|right|thumb|Lurleen Wallace, born September 19, 1926]]
* [[January 24]]: [[Everett Lawler]], musician, arranger, bandleader and educator
* [[February 3]]: [[Richard Yates]], author and educator
* [[February 3]]: [[Richard Yates]], author and educator
* [[February 8]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]], Birmingham police officer and computer programmer
* [[February 8]]: [[Rosamond McDuff]], Birmingham police officer and computer programmer
* [[March 5]]: [[Henry Blankenship]], jazz musician
* [[March 27]]: [[Solomon Zarzour]], owner of [[Sol's Hot Dogs]]
* [[March 27]]: [[Solomon Zarzour]], owner of [[Sol's Hot Dogs]]
* [[April 3]]: [[Alex Grammas]], professional baseball player
* [[April 3]]: [[Alex Grammas]], professional baseball player
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* [[July 15]]: [[Henry Tuttle]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Congregational Church]]
* [[July 15]]: [[Henry Tuttle]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Congregational Church]]
* [[August 8]]: [[Urbie Green]], jazz trombonist
* [[August 8]]: [[Urbie Green]], jazz trombonist
* [[August 9]]: [[David Crenshaw Jr]], [[U.S. Steel]] worker and entrepreneur
* August 9: [[Everett Shepherd Jr]], real estate developer
* [[September 10]]: [[Arthur Jazwinski]], traffic engineer
* [[September 10]]: [[Arthur Jazwinski]], traffic engineer
* [[September 19]]: [[Lurleen Wallace]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[September 19]]: [[Lurleen Wallace]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[September 25]]: [[Wink Chapman]], [[Center Point City Council]] member
* [[September 25]]: [[Wink Chapman]], [[Center Point City Council]] member
* [[September 26]]: [[Lynn Hope]] saxophonist
* [[September 28]]: [[Oliver Dillard]], U.S. Army Major General
* [[September 28]]: [[Oliver Dillard]], U.S. Army Major General
* [[October 13]]: [[Robert Bell]], scholar, librarian and novelist
* [[October 13]]: [[Robert Bell]], scholar, librarian and novelist
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* [[Tom Caldwell]], pediatrician and amateur historian
* [[Tom Caldwell]], pediatrician and amateur historian
* [[David Crenshaw]], steelworker and social activist
* [[David Crenshaw]], steelworker and social activist
* [[Joe Erben]], salesman and bar owner
* [[Angela Hernández]], math professor
* [[Angela Hernández]], math professor
* [[Raymond Josof]], owner of [[Raymond's Five Points Market]]
* [[Raymond Josof]], owner of [[Raymond's Five Points Market]]
* [[Kathryn Lacey]], owner of [[Oak Hill Kindergarten]]
* [[Kathryn Lacey]], owner of [[Oak Hill Kindergarten]]
* [[Scotty McCallum]], [[List of UAB presidents|UAB president]] and [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]]
* [[Chris McNair]], photographer, Alabama State Representative and [[Jefferson County Commission]] member
* [[Chris McNair]], photographer, Alabama State Representative and [[Jefferson County Commission]] member
* [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor, columnist and writing coach
* [[Clarke Stallworth]], newspaper editor, columnist and writing coach
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* [[January 26]]: [[A. B. Moore]] and [[Ruby Thornton]] were found murdered near [[Roebuck]].
* [[January 26]]: [[A. B. Moore]] and [[Ruby Thornton]] were found murdered near [[Roebuck]].
* [[June 1]]: [[Mel Drennen]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[June 1]]: [[Mel Drennen]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[August 9]]: [[William Hickman]], [[Jefferson County Treasurer]]
* [[September 16]]: [[Robert Jemison Sr]], president of the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] and real estate developer
* [[September 16]]: [[Robert Jemison Sr]], president of the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] and real estate developer
* [[September 29]]: [[Julia Neely Finch]], writer and poet
* [[October 27]]: [[W. G. Lunsford]], building contractor
* [[October 27]]: [[W. G. Lunsford]], building contractor
* [[December 2]]: [[Alfred Keily Sr]], photographer
* [[December 2]]: [[Alfred Keily Sr]], photographer
* [[December 31]]: [[A. A. Peters]], endowment secretary of the [[Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama]].
* [[Joseph Turner]], architect
* [[Joseph Turner]], architect


Latest revision as of 14:20, 2 April 2024

The feature film "Men of Steel" was shot in Ensley and premiered at the Franklin Theatre in 1926

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1926 was the 55th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Education

Religion

Sports

Works

The Magic City sign, erected 1926

Books

  • The Deep Seam, novel by Jack Bethea
  • Polk's Birmingham City Directory (1926) Birmingham: R. L. Polk & Co.
  • George W. Hamilton, ed. (1926) Beautiful Homes and Buildings of Alabama. Turner & McPherson, Architects
  • George I. Adams, Charles Butts, L. W. Stephenson, & Wythe Cooke (1926) Geology of Alabama. Geological Survey of Alabama, Special Report No. 14. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press

Buildings

Bottega Favorita, built in 1926

Demolitions

Individuals

Births

Lurleen Wallace, born September 19, 1926

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

Context

1926

The top-grossing films of 1926 were

Notables born in 1926 include

Among those who died in 1926 were

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