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| population= 458 | |||
| location=Morning Star Christian Church | | location=Morning Star Christian Church | ||
| map=({{Locate_address_inline | address = 1600+Slayden+Avenue | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | | map=({{Locate_address_inline | address = 1600+Slayden+Avenue | zoom=17 | type=h }}) | ||
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'''Sherman Heights''' is a [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Ensley community]]. | '''Sherman Heights''' is a [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Ensley community]]. It was settled initially by Italian immigrants working at the nearby [[Ensley Works]] and gradually became primarily African-American. | ||
The '''Sherman Heights Neighborhood Association''' meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at [[Morning Star Christian Church]] on [[Slayden Avenue]]. | In December [[1904]] the [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] was granted a license by the [[City of Ensley]] to connect Sherman Heights to its existing streetcar service to [[Tuxedo Junction]]. | ||
[[U.S. Steel]] closed the plant in [[1976]], leaving the isolated community to dwindle. | |||
By [[1982]] the neighborhood still had a rural feel, with chickens running around between the 350 houses, four churches, and [[Gadson's Grocery]] as the only business. [[Sherman Heights Elementary School]], originally built by U.S. Steel, was operated by [[Birmingham City Schools]] until closing in the early 1980s. It was afterward converted into a [[Sherman Heights Head Start Center|Head Start Center]] by the [[JCCEO]]. | |||
The '''Sherman Heights Neighborhood Association''' meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at [[Morning Star Christian Church]] on [[Slayden Avenue]]. | |||
In August [[1980]] the neighborhood association used its funds to purchase pipes for expansion and repair of sanitary sewer service in the area, with an agreement for the [[City of Birmingham]] to furnish the labor, which amounted to about $600,000. | |||
==Neighborhood presidents== | |||
* [[Preston Gadson]], 1982 | |||
* [[Olivia Johnson]], 2002– | |||
==Demographics== | |||
* 2010: 488 (78.1% Black) | |||
* 2020: 458 (87.1% Black) | |||
==References== | |||
* Crenshaw, Solomon Jr (November 4, 1980) "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/10156 Project backlog means wait in Ensley areas]." {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
* Frieden, Kitty (March 14, 1982) "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/10143 Sherman Heights activists ask for city aid to lift its despair]." {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
[[Category:Sherman Heights|*]] | [[Category:Sherman Heights|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, 26 September 2023
| Sherman Heights | |
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Birmingham neighborhoods |
| District(s) | 9 |
|---|---|
| Community | Ensley community |
| Population | 458 |
| Area | N/A |
| President | Olivia Johnson |
| Meeting site | Morning Star Christian Church, (map) |
| Meeting day | 1st Monday |
| Website | |
| Neighborhood map | Sherman Heights |
Sherman Heights is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Ensley community. It was settled initially by Italian immigrants working at the nearby Ensley Works and gradually became primarily African-American.
In December 1904 the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company was granted a license by the City of Ensley to connect Sherman Heights to its existing streetcar service to Tuxedo Junction.
U.S. Steel closed the plant in 1976, leaving the isolated community to dwindle.
By 1982 the neighborhood still had a rural feel, with chickens running around between the 350 houses, four churches, and Gadson's Grocery as the only business. Sherman Heights Elementary School, originally built by U.S. Steel, was operated by Birmingham City Schools until closing in the early 1980s. It was afterward converted into a Head Start Center by the JCCEO.
The Sherman Heights Neighborhood Association meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Morning Star Christian Church on Slayden Avenue.
In August 1980 the neighborhood association used its funds to purchase pipes for expansion and repair of sanitary sewer service in the area, with an agreement for the City of Birmingham to furnish the labor, which amounted to about $600,000.
Neighborhood presidents
- Preston Gadson, 1982
- Olivia Johnson, 2002–
Demographics
- 2010: 488 (78.1% Black)
- 2020: 458 (87.1% Black)
References
- Crenshaw, Solomon Jr (November 4, 1980) "Project backlog means wait in Ensley areas." The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Frieden, Kitty (March 14, 1982) "Sherman Heights activists ask for city aid to lift its despair." The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections