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The Bank Saloon before 1887

Solomon & Levi was a wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer located at 1928 1st Avenue North next to the Bank Saloon, 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 business was shut down in the wake of Birmingham's first prohibition in 1908.

Preceded by: ?	1928 1st Avenue North 1891 - 1908	Succeeded by: Empire Building

Dubose, John Witherspoon (1887) Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama: Historical and Biographical Birmingham: Teeple & Smith, Publishers; Caldwell Printing Works.
White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.

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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]]. It was founded in [[1883]] by [[E. Solomon]] and [[E. H. Levi]] who came to [[Birmingham]] together from Cincinnati, Ohio.
+[[Image:Bank Saloon.jpg|thumb|right|375px|The Bank Saloon before 1887]]
+'''Solomon & Levi''' was a wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer located at 1928 [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] next to the [[Bank Saloon]], later the site of the [[Empire Building]].
-[[Category:Bars]]
+It was founded in [[1883]] by [[E. Solomon]] and [[E. H. Levi]] who came to [[Birmingham]] together from Cincinnati, Ohio.
+The business was shut down in the wake of [[Birmingham]]'s first [[prohibition]] in [[1908]].
+{{start box}}
+{{succession box |
+  before=? |
+  title=1928 [[1st Avenue North]] |
+  years=[[1891]] - [[1908]] |
+  after=[[Empire Building]]
+}}
+{{end box}}
+==Reference==
+* {{Dubose-1887}}
+* {{White-1977}}
+[[Category:Former bars]]
 [[Category:1883 establishments]]
+[[Category:1908 disestablishments]]
 [[Category:20th Street North]]
 [[Category:1st Avenue North]]