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'''214 – 216 20th Street North''' is a circa-[[1905]] 3-story red-brick building located between [[2nd Avenue North]] and [[3rd Avenue North]] on the west side of [[20th Street North]], between the [[Iron Age Building]] and the [[Farley Building]]. The building features 2 ground-level store fronts.
[[File:Bromberg's 1920s.jpg|right|thumb|375px|214-216 20th Street North, c. 1925]]
'''214 – 216 20th Street North''' is a circa-[[1905]] 3-story, 7-bay red-brick building located between [[2nd Avenue North]] and [[3rd Avenue North]] on the west side of [[20th Street North]], between the [[Iron Age Building]] and a complementary 3-bay building at [[218 20th Street North]]. The building features 2 ground-level store fronts. The upper floors of the building were opened to the neighboring 218 building in [[1920]] for [[Bromberg's|Bromberg's Galleries]] furniture and housewares showrooms. The retailer moved to [[Bromberg's building|their own building]] across the street in [[1946]].


The building was purchased in [[2015]] by [[Harsha Hatti]].
The building was purchased in [[2015]] by [[Harsha Hatti]], who had previously restored the 218 building. He re-opened the upper floors as offices for his [[CoreLinQ Innovations]] in [[2015]]. He further expanded into the [[Iron Age Building]] at 212 20th Street North in [[2016]] as part of the "[[Iron Age Project]]" healthcare technology business incubator.
 
 
<!--The address has hosted a boarding house, a barber shop, a candy store, at least three shoe stores, and, notable, [[Bromberg's|Bromberg's Jewelers]]. A [[1925]] view shows other businesses sharing the building included the [[Vanity Boot Shop]], a billiards hall, and the [[Princess Theater]].-->
 
==Ground floor tenants==
 
* 214:
** [[Walkover Boot Shop]] (1922)
** [[Vanity Boot Shop]] (1926-1929)
** [[Thom McAn Shoes]] (1939-1941)
** [[Busch's Jewelers]]
** [[Mill Discount Drug]] (1964)
** [[Dress for Success Birmingham]] (2008)
** [[Brick & Tin]] restaurant (2010-)
 
* 216:
** [[Princess Theatre]] (1910-1929)
** [[Burt's Shoes]] (1930s-1940s)
** [[Mary Jane Shoe Store]] (1964)
** [[Pay Less Discount Store]] (1977)
** [[Quizno's]] restaurant (2008-2016)
** [[Bistro Two Eighteen]] expansion (2017-)


==Tenants==
* 214: [[Brick & Tin]] (2010-), former location of [[Dress for Success Birmingham]] and [[Busch's Jewelers]]
* 216: Quizno's Sub and [[CoreLinQ]] (2016-), former location of [[Burt's Shoes]] (1930s-40s)


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==References==
==References==
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* Carlton, Bob (February 19, 2010) [http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/02/gourmet_sandwich_shop_to_be_se.html Gourmet sandwich shop to be set in historic downtown Birmingham building]." ''Birmingham News''
* Carlton, Bob (February 19, 2010) [http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2010/02/gourmet_sandwich_shop_to_be_se.html Gourmet sandwich shop to be set in historic downtown Birmingham building]." {{BN}}
* Godwin, Brent (October 28, 2015) "Tech startup to move local operations to downtown Birmingham." {{BBJ}}


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[[Category:1905 buildings]]
[[Category:Iron Age Project]]

Latest revision as of 13:37, 15 March 2019

214-216 20th Street North, c. 1925

214 – 216 20th Street North is a circa-1905 3-story, 7-bay red-brick building located between 2nd Avenue North and 3rd Avenue North on the west side of 20th Street North, between the Iron Age Building and a complementary 3-bay building at 218 20th Street North. The building features 2 ground-level store fronts. The upper floors of the building were opened to the neighboring 218 building in 1920 for Bromberg's Galleries furniture and housewares showrooms. The retailer moved to their own building across the street in 1946.

The building was purchased in 2015 by Harsha Hatti, who had previously restored the 218 building. He re-opened the upper floors as offices for his CoreLinQ Innovations in 2015. He further expanded into the Iron Age Building at 212 20th Street North in 2016 as part of the "Iron Age Project" healthcare technology business incubator.


Ground floor tenants


To left:
Iron Age building 		20th Street North
214–216 		To right:
218 20th Street North

References

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