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'''Joe''' was a book store operated by [[Joe Simpson]] at 1917 [[11th Avenue South]] in [[Five Points South]] from [[1974]] until his death in [[1977]]. | '''Joe''' was a book store operated by [[Joe Simpson]] in the [[Munger Building]] at 1917 [[11th Avenue South]] in [[Five Points South]] from [[1974]] until his death in [[1977]]. | ||
The | Simpson had purchased the failing [[Gene Crutcher Books]] at 2008 [[Magnolia Avenue]] from its founder, [[Gene Crutcher]]. After moving selected inventory to his own space next to [[Five Points Books]], he leased the former Crutcher space to [[Steven Ford Brown]], who operated the [[Thunder City Press]] there. | ||
The new bookstore's red neon sign was made to duplicate Simpson's signature. When [[Rowland Scherman|Rowland]] and [[Joyce Scherman]] opened their bar in the nearby [[Studio Arts Building]] in [[1980]], the named it "[[Joe (bar)|Joe]]". They leased the sign from Simpson's estate for $1 a year and repaired it. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 8 March 2021
Joe was a book store operated by Joe Simpson in the Munger Building at 1917 11th Avenue South in Five Points South from 1974 until his death in 1977.
Simpson had purchased the failing Gene Crutcher Books at 2008 Magnolia Avenue from its founder, Gene Crutcher. After moving selected inventory to his own space next to Five Points Books, he leased the former Crutcher space to Steven Ford Brown, who operated the Thunder City Press there.
The new bookstore's red neon sign was made to duplicate Simpson's signature. When Rowland and Joyce Scherman opened their bar in the nearby Studio Arts Building in 1980, the named it "Joe". They leased the sign from Simpson's estate for $1 a year and repaired it.
References
- Legg, Craig (n.d.) "Hy Bookstores". History of Birmingham Poetry - accessed March 7, 2014