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[[Image:Bank Saloon.jpg|thumb|right|375px|The Bank Saloon | [[Image:Bank Saloon.jpg|thumb|right|375px|The Bank Saloon before 1887]] | ||
'''Solomon & Levi''' | '''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]]. | ||
It was founded in [[1883]] by [[E. Solomon]] and [[E. H. Levi]] who came to [[Birmingham]] together from Cincinnati, Ohio. | It was founded in [[1883]] by [[E. Solomon]] and [[E. H. Levi]] who came to [[Birmingham]] together from Cincinnati, Ohio. | ||
The | The business was shut down in the wake of [[Birmingham]]'s first [[prohibition]] in [[1908]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 15 May 2019
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 |
Reference
- 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.