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'''Solomon & Levi''', also known as the '''Bank Restaurant and Saloon''', was a bar and wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer located at the corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[1st Avenue North]] | [[Image:Bank Saloon.jpg|thumb|right|375px|The Bank Saloon, before 1887]] | ||
'''Solomon & Levi''', also known as the '''Bank Restaurant and Saloon''', was a bar and wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer located at the northwest corner of [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[1st Avenue North]], later the site of the [[Empire Building]]. | |||
[[Category: | It was founded in [[1883]] by [[E. Solomon]] and [[E. H. Levi]] who came to [[Birmingham]] together from Cincinnati, Ohio. | ||
The bar was splendid drinking parlour with floors of Georgia marble, a large copper chandelier, and a 32-foot-long mirror. It closed in the wake of [[Birmingham]]'s first [[prohibition]] in [[1908]]. Like other saloons of the era, the Bank Saloon issued tokens to customers which could be exchanged for drinks. These tokens are valued by collectors today. | |||
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==Reference== | |||
* {{White-1977}} | |||
[[Category:Former bars]] | |||
[[Category:1883 establishments]] | [[Category:1883 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1908 disestablishments]] | |||
[[Category:20th Street North]] | [[Category:20th Street North]] | ||
[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 22 August 2014
Solomon & Levi, also known as the Bank Restaurant and Saloon, was a bar and wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer located at the northwest corner of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North, later the site of the Empire Building.
It was founded in 1883 by E. Solomon and E. H. Levi who came to Birmingham together from Cincinnati, Ohio.
The bar was splendid drinking parlour with floors of Georgia marble, a large copper chandelier, and a 32-foot-long mirror. It closed in the wake of Birmingham's first prohibition in 1908. Like other saloons of the era, the Bank Saloon issued tokens to customers which could be exchanged for drinks. These tokens are valued by collectors today.
| Preceded by: ? |
1928 1st Avenue North 1891 - 1908 |
Succeeded by: Empire Building |
Reference
- White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.