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The '''1967 Birmingham Police Department West Precinct''' (also called the '''Ensley Precinct''') was the former headquarters of the [[Birmingham Police Department West Precinct]] at 616 [[19th Street Ensley]], on the corner of [[Avenue G Ensley|Avenue G]]. | The '''1967 Birmingham Police Department West Precinct''' (also called the '''Ensley Precinct''') was the former headquarters of the [[Birmingham Police Department West Precinct]] at 616 [[19th Street Ensley]], on the corner of [[Avenue G Ensley|Avenue G]]. | ||
The two-story brick and stone-clad building was constructed in [[1967]] and housed police as well as municipal courts. When it opened, thirty patrol officers were stationed at the precinct house, but that number grew to 132 by [[2012]]. A [[Birmingham Police Department West Precinct|new headquarters]] opened at [[Five Points West]] in [[2015]]. | The two-story brick and stone-clad building was constructed in [[1967]] and housed police patrol operations as well as municipal courts. When it opened, thirty patrol officers were stationed at the precinct house, but that number grew to 132 by [[2012]]. A [[Birmingham Police Department West Precinct|new headquarters]] opened at [[Five Points West]] in [[2015]]. | ||
In [[2016]] the vacant building was cleaned up as a project of [[Ensley Alive]], [[The Color Project Ensley]] and [[REV Birmingham]]'s "Revive 2.0" campaign, and re-used as the '''Ensley Cinema House''', a venue for screening films of interest to the community. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Ruisi, Anne (February 5, 2012) "Some in Ensley wish new West Precinct would remain in their community." {{BN}} | * Ruisi, Anne (February 5, 2012) "Some in Ensley wish new West Precinct would remain in their community." {{BN}} | ||
* Talley, Je'Don Holloway (January 19, 2017) "[http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2017/01/the-ensley-renaissance-how-residents-are-reviving-a-once-thriving-community/ The Ensley Renaissance: How residents are reviving a once-thriving community]." {{BT}} | |||
[[Category:1967 buildings]] | [[Category:1967 buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 1 February 2022
The 1967 Birmingham Police Department West Precinct (also called the Ensley Precinct) was the former headquarters of the Birmingham Police Department West Precinct at 616 19th Street Ensley, on the corner of Avenue G.
The two-story brick and stone-clad building was constructed in 1967 and housed police patrol operations as well as municipal courts. When it opened, thirty patrol officers were stationed at the precinct house, but that number grew to 132 by 2012. A new headquarters opened at Five Points West in 2015.
In 2016 the vacant building was cleaned up as a project of Ensley Alive, The Color Project Ensley and REV Birmingham's "Revive 2.0" campaign, and re-used as the Ensley Cinema House, a venue for screening films of interest to the community.
References
- Ruisi, Anne (February 5, 2012) "Some in Ensley wish new West Precinct would remain in their community." The Birmingham News
- Talley, Je'Don Holloway (January 19, 2017) "The Ensley Renaissance: How residents are reviving a once-thriving community." The Birmingham Times