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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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-[[Image:Bank Saloon.jpg|thumb|right|375px|The Bank Saloon, before 1887]]
+[[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]].
+'''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.
-The establishment featured floors of Georgia marble, a large copper chandelier, and a 32-foot-long mirror behind the bar. Bartenders used five silver spigots to serve customers. The entrance featured a swinging door carved from grained oak.
+The business was shut down in the wake of [[Birmingham]]'s first [[prohibition]] in [[1908]].
-The saloon 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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