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The '''Crestline Heights Shopping Center''' is a 102 x 145-foot retail strip completed in October [[1947]] | [[Image:Crestline Hgts Shopping Center rendering.png|center|thumb|575px|Architect's rendering for the 1947 Crestline Heights Shopping Center]] | ||
The '''Crestline Heights Shopping Center''' is a 102 x 145-foot retail strip completed in October [[1947]] at 60-66 [[Church Street]] in [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[Crestline Village]]. It was developed by [[John Strange]], designed by [[Mins and Gaunt|Pembleton & Mims]] architects and constructed by [[Curtis Hooks]] for $125,000, including land. The center's original tenants included an [[A & P|A&P Super Market]], [[Savage's Bakery]], a pharmacy and a beauty salon. | |||
A "New Crestline Heights Shopping Center" was added, adjacent to the [[Mountain Brook City Hall (1942)|Mountain Brook City Hall]] on [[Oak Street (Mountain Brook)|Oak Street]] in [[1955]]. The 192-foot strip was designed for seven retail tenants, including a beauty shop, dress shop, and children's apparel store. Each space featured 11-foot plate glass front windows, and acoustical tile ceilings with fluorescent strip lighting. The outside of the building was constructed of Roman-style brick. The developer was [[Joe Scotch]] of [[Scotch Real Estate and Insurance Co.]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/1947-08.htm August 1947] | * "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/1947-08.htm New Crestline Heights Shopping Center]" (August 1947) ''Birmingham News'' - via Birmingham Rewound | ||
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,215 New Crestline Hts. Shopping Center Slated For Completion This Week]" (August 29, 1955) ''Birmingham Post-Herald'' - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections | |||
[[Category:Crestline | [[Category:Crestline Heights Shopping Center|*]] | ||
[[Category:1947 buildings]] | [[Category:1947 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Pembleton & Mims buildings]] | [[Category:Pembleton & Mims buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Scotch Real Estate developments]] | |||
[[Category:Oak Street]] | |||
[[Category:1955 buildings]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:12, 2 November 2021
The Crestline Heights Shopping Center is a 102 x 145-foot retail strip completed in October 1947 at 60-66 Church Street in Mountain Brook's Crestline Village. It was developed by John Strange, designed by Pembleton & Mims architects and constructed by Curtis Hooks for $125,000, including land. The center's original tenants included an A&P Super Market, Savage's Bakery, a pharmacy and a beauty salon.
A "New Crestline Heights Shopping Center" was added, adjacent to the Mountain Brook City Hall on Oak Street in 1955. The 192-foot strip was designed for seven retail tenants, including a beauty shop, dress shop, and children's apparel store. Each space featured 11-foot plate glass front windows, and acoustical tile ceilings with fluorescent strip lighting. The outside of the building was constructed of Roman-style brick. The developer was Joe Scotch of Scotch Real Estate and Insurance Co.
References
- "New Crestline Heights Shopping Center" (August 1947) Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
- "New Crestline Hts. Shopping Center Slated For Completion This Week" (August 29, 1955) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections