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'''Lucy's on Thirty-One''' is  a toy store located at 2531 [[Rocky Ridge Road]] in [[Vestavia Hills]].  Owner [[Tahara Evans]] opened the store in [[2006]] at 640 [[Montgomery Highway]] in [[Vestavia Hills City Center]].  The "Lucy" in the name comes from a nickname Evans had when she was younger.  She also now owns a  black Labrador retriever named Lucy.
'''Lucy's on Thirty-One''' was a toy store opened in [[2006]] by [[Tahara Evans]] at 640 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]] in the [[Vestavia Hills City Center]].


== History ==
Evans was working on the ''Vestavia Hills School Foundation Cookbook'' when she noticed a shopping survey on the [[Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce]] web site. The top request was for a store similar to [[Smith's Variety]].  She spoke with her husband, [[Toner|Toner Evans]], about it in February 2006 and the store became a reality in October. The ribbon cutting and grand opening was held [[November 28]], 2006. The "Lucy" in the name comes from a nickname Evans had when she was younger. She later owned a black Labrador retriever named Lucy.
Evans was working on the ''Vestavia Hills School Foundation Cookbook'' when she noticed a shopping survey on the [[Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce]] web site. The top request was for a store similar to [[Smith's Variety]].  She spoke with her husband, [[Toner|Toner Evans]], about it in February 2006 and the store became a reality in October. The ribbon cutting and grand opening was held [[November 28]], 2006.


In [[2009]], Evans moved the store to Rocky Ridge Road. The new location opened on [[September 9]].
On [[September 9]], [[2009]], Evans reopened the store in [[The Shops at Oak Park]] on [[Rocky Ridge Road]]. She closed the business at the end of August [[2010]].


== References ==
== References ==
* Wolfson, Hannah (April 25, 2007) "'I would say mommyhood is the best thing I've ever done, and this is the second'." ''Birmingham News''
* Wolfson, Hannah (April 25, 2007) "'I would say mommyhood is the best thing I've ever done, and this is the second'." {{BN}}
 
==External links==
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vestavia-Hills-AL/Lucys-On-Thirty-One/25180970634?v=wall Lucy's on Thirty-One] page on Facebook


[[Category:Toy stores]]
[[Category:Toy stores]]
[[Category:Vestavia Hills City Center]]
[[Category:Vestavia Hills City Center]]
[[Category:Rocky Ridge Road]]
[[Category:The Shops at Oak Park]]
[[Category:2006 establishments]]
[[Category:2006 establishments]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments]]

Latest revision as of 17:32, 6 January 2023

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Lucy's on Thirty-One was a toy store opened in 2006 by Tahara Evans at 640 Montgomery Highway in the Vestavia Hills City Center.

Evans was working on the Vestavia Hills School Foundation Cookbook when she noticed a shopping survey on the Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce web site. The top request was for a store similar to Smith's Variety. She spoke with her husband, Toner Evans, about it in February 2006 and the store became a reality in October. The ribbon cutting and grand opening was held November 28, 2006. The "Lucy" in the name comes from a nickname Evans had when she was younger. She later owned a black Labrador retriever named Lucy.

On September 9, 2009, Evans reopened the store in The Shops at Oak Park on Rocky Ridge Road. She closed the business at the end of August 2010.

References

  • Wolfson, Hannah (April 25, 2007) "'I would say mommyhood is the best thing I've ever done, and this is the second'." The Birmingham News