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Detail from the 25th Anniversary cover of Howard Cruse's Stuck Rubber Baby

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Bhamwiki, now in its fourteenth year, is an encyclopedic resource for anyone curious about Birmingham, Alabama and the region around it. We aim for accuracy, objectivity, and accessibility as we work steadily to expand our coverage.

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Featured images

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  Crosswind

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  Stacy Williams Co. building

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  Birmingham City Commission in 1961

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  Map of Wasaasa

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  Jack Linx & His Society Serenaders

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  Jack's in 1960

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  Miss Myra's

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  Gary Richardson in 1977

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  Madison Nite Spot

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  Rocky Ridge Elementary School

In the news

2016 AHA Digital History Award

Today is Wednesday May 15, 2024.

• December 3: Charlemagne Record Exchange announced the 42-year-old Southside institution would close at the end of the month.
• November 26: Cartoonist Howard Cruse died.
• November 9: President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the Alabama-LSU football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
• October 18: One Pratt Park was dedicated.
• October 8: A special election was held to fill three Birmingham City Council vacancies and renew the city's "School Bond Tax".

New articles

‎Oni Williams Four Great Wonders ‎Way Station Micah Morgan Campesino Rum ‎Star 1 Fairfield Theatre ‎North Birmingham Theatre Central Market Grand Theatre (Bessemer) WAYE-AM

‎8th Avenue North Bessemer Sterling Jubilees UAB Technology Innovation Center ‎Madison Nite Spot WEDR-AM INFLCR ‎O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Heritage Center ‎Tim Levine Bucky The Fire Pit

‎Jesse Bell St Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church Ku Klux Hall Barbour Building Wildwood Centre South Maple Street Biscuit Co. Anna Praytor List of African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churches Myrna Jackson ‎The Park at Alloa Smith Family Compound

Did you know?

• ...that during local prohibition in Bessemer a cluster of saloons opened in unincorporated "Whiskeytown" just east of the city limits?
• ...that the Nation of Islam was driven out of St Clair County in 1970?
• ...that Cinema City 8 was the largest multiplex in the nation when it opened in 1978?
• ...that cartoonist Howard Cruse and author Dennis Covington are cousins?
• ...that the Native American settlement of Mad Town on the Cahaba River marked a junction of major trade paths?

Status

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