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This is a '''List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council''':
This is a '''List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council''':


==Before 1990==
* [[May 17]], [[1899]]: The [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]] voted to revoke a license granted to the black-owned [[Slayton & Mauldin saloon]].
* [[1905]]: [[Rabbit Foot Saloon]], license revoked by the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]]
* [[1905]]: [[Rabbit Foot Saloon]], license revoked by the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]]
* [[December 10]], [[1905]]: [[Red Griffith]]'s saloon on the corner of [[3rd Avenue North]] and [[14th Street North|14th Street]] was closed by order of Mayor [[George Ward]] after a Black man died from drinking nearly 3 quarts of whisky.
* [[September 20]], [[1949]]: [[Ellis Barbecue]] at 521 [[20th Street South]] had its ABC license revoked by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] for selling whisky on Sunday.
* [[September 20]], [[1949]]: [[Ellis Barbecue]] at 521 [[20th Street South]] had its ABC license revoked by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] for selling whisky on Sunday.
* [[September 20]], [[1949]]: The [[Jordan Park Creamery]] at 815 [[12th Street South]] had its ABC license revoked by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] for selling beer on Sunday.
* [[September 20]], [[1949]]: The [[Jordan Park Creamery]] at 815 [[12th Street South]] had its ABC license revoked by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] for selling beer on Sunday.
* 1950s: A store on [[Huntsville Road]] in [[Collegeville]] was closed down by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] at the request of [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] following a murder.
* 1950s: A store on [[Huntsville Road]] in [[Collegeville]] was closed down by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] at the request of [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] following a murder.
* [[January 13]], [[1959]]: [[Ethel James]], owner of [[Ethel's Place]] at 230 [[10th Avenue North]] had her beer license revoked because she was alleged to have sold whisky without a license the previous December. ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116523846/ethels-place-loses-its-beer-license-s/ report])
* [[February 5]], [[1961]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] revoked the beer license held by [[Robert Nix|Robert]] and [[Olivia Nix]] for the [[Rainbow Gardens Cafe]] at 1751 [[18th Street Ensley]]. Police had seen two girls dancing near the juke box and, upon investigating, found that Mr Nix had sold a beer to an 18-year-old boy. ([https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16044coll1/id/19243/rec/2 report])
==1990s==
* [[September 26]], [[1995]]: [[Ulysses Smoot]] surrendered the licenses for his [[Jaguar Club]] on [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[September 26]], [[1995]]: [[Ulysses Smoot]] surrendered the licenses for his [[Jaguar Club]] on [[2nd Avenue North]].
==2000s==
* [[September 13]], [[2007]]: The city revoked [[Ty Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]] based on a pattern of mistreatment and assaults against customers.
* [[September 13]], [[2007]]: The city revoked [[Ty Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]] based on a pattern of mistreatment and assaults against customers.
* [[November 27]], [[2007]]: The city revoked the [[Screening Room]]'s business license.
* [[November 27]], [[2007]]: The city revoked the [[Screening Room]]'s business license.
* [[July 16]], [[2008]]: [[Banana Joe's]] ceased operating voluntarily under threat of closure by the city.
* [[July 16]], [[2008]]: [[Banana Joe's]] ceased operating voluntarily under threat of closure by the city.
* [[2008]]: The city opted not to renew the business license for [[Mike's Crossroads]], but a judge intervened.
* [[2008]]: The city opted not to renew the business license for [[Mike's Crossroads]], but a judge intervened.
==2010s==
* [[June 29]], [[2010]]: The council revoked [[Leovigildo Castro]]'s license to operate the [[Continental Ballroom]].
* [[June 29]], [[2010]]: The council revoked [[Leovigildo Castro]]'s license to operate the [[Continental Ballroom]].
* [[September 22]], [[2010]]: [[Zen]] was declared a public nuisance and closed.
* [[September 22]], [[2010]]: [[Zen]] was declared a public nuisance and closed.
* [[June 28]], [[2011]]: [[Richard Walker]]'s license to operate the [[L. R. Hall Auditorium]] was revoked.
* [[June 28]], [[2011]]: [[Richard Walker]]'s license to operate the [[L. R. Hall Auditorium]] was revoked.
* [[July 12]], [[2012]]: [[Nomtae]]'s business license was revoked.
* [[July 12]], [[2012]]: [[Nomtae]]'s business license was revoked.
* [[August 21]], [[2012]]: [[Mike's Crossroads]] was again closed by the city.
* [[August 21]], [[2012]]: [[Mike's Crossroads]] was again closed by the city after two shootings. The revocation was challenged in court, but upheld. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/08/mikes_crossroads_silent_tonigh.html report])
* [[September 11]], [[2012]]: [[Club Heat]] (formerly "Club Asia") owned by [[Ahmed Mir Shahzed]] at [[1709 1st Avenue North]] was closed down.
* [[September 11]], [[2012]]: [[Club Heat]] (formerly "Club Asia") owned by [[Ahmed Mir Shahzed]] at [[1709 1st Avenue North]] was closed down.
* [[June 11]], [[2013]]: [[Club Rave]], a teen club owned by [[Stephen Jackson]] in the same location as the former Club Heat, was closed down.
* [[June 11]], [[2013]]: [[Club Rave]], a teen club owned by [[Stephen Jackson]] in the same location as the former Club Heat, was closed down.
* [[June 18]], [[2013]]: [[Bali Spa]], a massage parlor on [[Center Point Parkway]], was shut down.
* [[June 18]], [[2013]]: [[Bali Spa]], a massage parlor at 9533 [[Parkway East]] in [[Roebuck]], was shut down.
* [[March 18]], [[2014]]: [[Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant]] was declared a nuisance and closed down following a shooting by the owner, [[Chun Hin Ching]].
* [[March 18]], [[2014]]: [[Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant]] was declared a nuisance and closed down following a shooting by the owner, [[Chun Hin Ching]].
* [[April 22]], [[2014]]: The [[Continental Ballroom]], which had re-opened as an event space without a liquor license, was closed down again following a shooting. Councilors expressed disgust at promotional materials for the business before declaring it a nuisance. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/04/birmingham_city_council_revoke_1.html report])
* [[April 22]], [[2014]]: The [[Continental Ballroom]], which had re-opened as an event space without a liquor license, was closed down again following a shooting. Councilors expressed disgust at promotional materials for the business before declaring it a nuisance. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/04/birmingham_city_council_revoke_1.html report])
* [[May 6]], [[2014]]: The [[VIP Spa]] was shut down. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/05/shutting_them_down_birmingham.html           report])
* [[May 6]], [[2014]]: The [[VIP Spa]] was shut down. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/05/shutting_them_down_birmingham.html report])
* May 6, 2014: The [[Foxx Trap]] Gentleman's Club and Sports Bar at 400 [[2nd Avenue North]] was shut down by an 8-1 vote. They reopened under a temporary restraining order, but a [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2014|fatal shooting]] of one security guard by another took place on [[May 10]]. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/05/shutting_them_down_birmingham.html report])
* May 6, 2014: The [[Foxx Trap]] Gentleman's Club and Sports Bar at 400 [[2nd Avenue North]] was shut down by an 8-1 vote. They reopened under a temporary restraining order, but a [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2014|fatal shooting]] of one security guard by another took place on [[May 10]]. ([http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2014/05/shutting_them_down_birmingham.html report])
* [[July 28]], [[2015]]: The [[Atlantis Entertainment & Event Center]]at 4016 [[Avenue I Ensley|Avenue I]] was closed following several shootings and numerous "inappropriate" events with sexual or gang-related overtones. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/07/birmingham_city_council_revoke.html report])
* [[July 28]], [[2015]]: The [[Atlantis Entertainment & Event Center]] at 4016 [[Avenue I Ensley|Avenue I]] was closed following several shootings and numerous "inappropriate" events with sexual or gang-related overtones. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2015/07/birmingham_city_council_revoke.html report])
* [[December 6]], [[2016]]: [[Bob's Cafe]] at 2321 [[9th Court South]] near the [[Southtown Court]] housing project was declared a public nuisance and had its license revoked due to "multiple incidents". ([http://twitter.com/citycouncilbham/status/806202972627759105 report])
* [[October 31]], [[2017]]: [[Skky]] dance club in the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]] after numerous complaints about gang-related fights and various nuisances.  ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/10/birmingham_council_revokes_skk.html report])
* [[March 27]], [[2018]]: The city revoked [[Hoang Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]]. She is the wife of [[Ty Nguyen]], whose license had been revoked in [[2007]], and who was implicated in another shooting at the store where he was working as a clerk. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/03/birmingham_council_deems_north.html report])
 
==2020s==
* [[October 12]], [[2021]]: The city revoked the business and liquor licenses for [[Club Euphoria]] at 7 [[15th Street West]] in [[Rising-West Princeton]] ([https://www.al.com/crime/2021/10/birmingham-city-council-votes-to-revoke-club-euphoria-license.html report])
* [[November 16]], [[2021]]: The City Council voted to revoke the license of the [[USA Economy Lodge]] at 7941 [[Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Eastwood]], having already given the business 8 weeks to make improvements. ([https://birminghamwatch.org/birmingham-council-revokes-crestwood-boulevard-motel-license-after-crime-complaints/ report])


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==Developments==
==Developments==
In May [[2013]] the Council adopted the "[[Kevin Felder ordinance]]" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2009|fatal stabbing]] outside [[Club Zen]] which led to its closure.
In May [[2013]] the Council adopted the "[[Kevin Felder ordinance]]" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2009|fatal stabbing]] outside [[Club Zen]] which led to its closure.
In [[2020]] city attorney [[Nicole King]] established the "Office of the City Attorney's Drug and Nuisance Abatement Team" (OCA-DNAT) which has filed civil suits against businesses which are determined to have fostered nuisance conditions through negligence. The office takes complaints from the public and through the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. Businesses served with suits in 2020–2021 include the [[Monarch Ridge Apartments]] in [[Apple Valley]] and the [[Town Motel]] in [[Graymont]].


==References==
==References==
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* Bryant, Joseph D. (July 6, 2010) "[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/07/birmingham_to_crack_down_on_nu.html Birmingham to crack down on nuisance nightclubs]" {{BN}}
* Bryant, Joseph D. (July 6, 2010) "[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/07/birmingham_to_crack_down_on_nu.html Birmingham to crack down on nuisance nightclubs]" {{BN}}
* Bryant, Joseph D. (March 18, 2014) "Good Friends restaurant where owner shot at customer loses license, is shut down by Birmingham City Council." {{BN}}
* Bryant, Joseph D. (March 18, 2014) "Good Friends restaurant where owner shot at customer loses license, is shut down by Birmingham City Council." {{BN}}
* Edgemon, Erin (November 15, 2017) "Birmingham shut down at least 16 clubs, businesses in last 10 years." {{BN}}
* Robinson, Carol (September 22, 2021) "City sues Town Motel in west Birmingham over illegal drug activity and violence." {{BN}}
==External links==
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/digital/collection/p16044coll1/id/25960 License Hearings Since November 1937]" (1962) Typescript in the Theophilus Eugene 'Bull'  Connor Collection, Number 268 at Birmingham Public Library Archives - via {{BPLDC}}

Revision as of 15:09, 15 January 2023

This is a List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council:

Before 1990

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

This list is incomplete and may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. You can help Bhamwiki by expanding it.

Developments

In May 2013 the Council adopted the "Kevin Felder ordinance" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a fatal stabbing outside Club Zen which led to its closure.

In 2020 city attorney Nicole King established the "Office of the City Attorney's Drug and Nuisance Abatement Team" (OCA-DNAT) which has filed civil suits against businesses which are determined to have fostered nuisance conditions through negligence. The office takes complaints from the public and through the Birmingham Police Department. Businesses served with suits in 2020–2021 include the Monarch Ridge Apartments in Apple Valley and the Town Motel in Graymont.

References

External links

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