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The '''Peanut Place''' | The '''Peanut Place''' was a retail peanut roaster located in the former [[Peanut Depot]] at 2016 [[Morris Avenue]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. The business used the antique roasters that were left when the Peanut Depot moved to the [[Parkside District]] in [[2016]]. | ||
Peanut Place was operated by building owner [[John Cassimus (engineer)|John Cassimus]], whose grandfather [[D. J. Cassimus]] was the original founder of Peanut Depot, while actively looking for a new tenant. In [[2018]], Cassimus leased the space and historic roasters to [[Jaime Thursby]] of the [[Alabama Peanut Co.]]. Thursby had been selling boiled peanuts at various farmer's markets and festivals as well as his parents' antique store [[On a Shoestring]] in [[Bluff Park]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Erdreich, Jeremy (April 21, 2016) "[http://constructbirmingham.com/2016/04/21/peanuts-2/ Peanuts (2)]" Bhamarchitect's Blog | * Erdreich, Jeremy (April 21, 2016) "[http://constructbirmingham.com/2016/04/21/peanuts-2/ Peanuts (2)]" Bhamarchitect's Blog | ||
* Van der Bijl, Hanno (May 2, 2018) "New peanut shop moves into iconic Morris Avenue space." {{BBJ}} | |||
* Robertson, Terri (May 4, 2018) "Alabama Peanut Co. leases historic Morris Avenue location." ''BhamNow'' | |||
* Carlton, Bob (March 6, 2019) "Keeping an Alabama peanut tradition alive, 111 years later." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Peanut roasters]] | ||
[[Category:2016 establishments]] | [[Category:2016 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:2018 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:Morris Avenue]] | [[Category:Morris Avenue]] | ||
[[Category:Greek-owned businesses]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 9 December 2020
The Peanut Place was a retail peanut roaster located in the former Peanut Depot at 2016 Morris Avenue in downtown Birmingham. The business used the antique roasters that were left when the Peanut Depot moved to the Parkside District in 2016.
Peanut Place was operated by building owner John Cassimus, whose grandfather D. J. Cassimus was the original founder of Peanut Depot, while actively looking for a new tenant. In 2018, Cassimus leased the space and historic roasters to Jaime Thursby of the Alabama Peanut Co.. Thursby had been selling boiled peanuts at various farmer's markets and festivals as well as his parents' antique store On a Shoestring in Bluff Park.
References
- Erdreich, Jeremy (April 21, 2016) "Peanuts (2)" Bhamarchitect's Blog
- Van der Bijl, Hanno (May 2, 2018) "New peanut shop moves into iconic Morris Avenue space." Birmingham Business Journal
- Robertson, Terri (May 4, 2018) "Alabama Peanut Co. leases historic Morris Avenue location." BhamNow
- Carlton, Bob (March 6, 2019) "Keeping an Alabama peanut tradition alive, 111 years later." The Birmingham News