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'''Epp's Jewelry Co.''' was a jeweler located at 1810 [[3rd Avenue North]]. It was owned by [[Taft Epstein]], who specialized in watch repair. [[Beverly Whitley]] was a long-time associate at the store. | '''Epp's Jewelry Co.''' was a jeweler located at 1810 [[3rd Avenue North]]. It was owned by [[Taft Epstein]], who specialized in watch repair. [[Beverly Whitley]] was a long-time associate at the store. | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 2 July 2011
Epp's Jewelry Co. was a jeweler located at 1810 3rd Avenue North. It was owned by Taft Epstein, who specialized in watch repair. Beverly Whitley was a long-time associate at the store.
Epp's advertised heavily in print and on radio and television, sponsoring W. A. Clark's sermons on WJLD-AM as well as live wrestling broadcasts on WBMG-TV. His television ads featured a memorable wind-up toy monkey.
The store's street front was modernized in 1961.
Epp's Jewelry Co. suffered minor smoke damage in the 1970 downtown fire that destroyed three nearby stores.
References
- Hollis, Tim (2005) Birmingham's Theater and Retail District. Images of America series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738517771
- Hollis, Tim (2006) Birmingham Broadcasting. Images of America series. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738542717