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The '''National 9 Inn''' was a 5-story, 120 room motel located at 2224 [[5th Avenue North]] in downtown Birmingham. | [[Image:Downtowner Motor Inn logo.jpg|right]] | ||
The '''National 9 Inn''' was a 5-story, 120 room motel located at 2224 [[5th Avenue North]] in downtown Birmingham. It was constructed before [[1963]] as the '''Downtowner Motor Inn'''. | |||
On [[October 31]], [[1995]], the body of Michael Propes, 45, was found in one of the units by a maid. This was later ruled as [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1995|Birmingham's 109th homicide of that year]]. | On [[October 31]], [[1995]], the body of Michael Propes, 45, was found in one of the units by a maid. This was later ruled as [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1995|Birmingham's 109th homicide of that year]]. | ||
The building was demolished in [[2004]] to make way for a parking lot. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Metro News Briefs (November 2, 1995) "Body found in motel was of Texas man". | * Metro News Briefs (November 2, 1995) "Body found in motel was of Texas man". {{BN}} | ||
* Sanborn Map, Birmingham 1969 vol. 1, Sheet 20 | * Sanborn Map, Birmingham 1969 vol. 1, Sheet 20 | ||
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[[Category:Former motels]] | [[Category:Former motels]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:5th Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:23rd Street North]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2004 demolitions]] | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 1 December 2013
The National 9 Inn was a 5-story, 120 room motel located at 2224 5th Avenue North in downtown Birmingham. It was constructed before 1963 as the Downtowner Motor Inn.
On October 31, 1995, the body of Michael Propes, 45, was found in one of the units by a maid. This was later ruled as Birmingham's 109th homicide of that year.
The building was demolished in 2004 to make way for a parking lot.
References
- Metro News Briefs (November 2, 1995) "Body found in motel was of Texas man". The Birmingham News
- Sanborn Map, Birmingham 1969 vol. 1, Sheet 20
External links
- National 9 Inn on Emporis.com