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[[Image:Station.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Station in July 2007]] | [[Image:Station.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Station in July 2007]] | ||
'''The Station''' was a nightclub in the former [[Victoria Station]] restaurant at 2025 [[Morris Avenue]] in downtown [[Birmingham]]. It first opened in the Summer of [[1997]] as a mixed-crowd bar that catered mostly to the gay community. The bar, | '''The Station''' was a nightclub in the former [[Victoria Station]] restaurant at 2025 [[Morris Avenue]] in downtown [[Birmingham]]. It first opened in the Summer of [[1997]] as a mixed-crowd bar that catered mostly to the gay community. The bar, owned by [[Phillip Jones]], closed on [[September 29]], [[2002]]. | ||
The Station was reopened | The Station was reopened by [[Chris King]]'s [[Boxcars, LLC]] in October [[2004]]. At 3:00 AM on [[June 3]], [[2007]] The Station was the scene of a fatal stabbing, Birmingham's [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2007|27th homicide]] for the year. | ||
It closed in January [[2008]], later reopening as [[Zen]]. | It closed in January [[2008]], later reopening as [[Zen]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:58, 7 October 2012
The Station was a nightclub in the former Victoria Station restaurant at 2025 Morris Avenue in downtown Birmingham. It first opened in the Summer of 1997 as a mixed-crowd bar that catered mostly to the gay community. The bar, owned by Phillip Jones, closed on September 29, 2002.
The Station was reopened by Chris King's Boxcars, LLC in October 2004. At 3:00 AM on June 3, 2007 The Station was the scene of a fatal stabbing, Birmingham's 27th homicide for the year. It closed in January 2008, later reopening as Zen.
| Preceded by: Larry's Place |
2025 Morris Avenue 1997-2002; 2004 - 2008 |
Succeeded by: Zen |
References
- Roberts, Jeff (August 3, 2004) "On-the-train jobbing." The Birmingham News
- Robinson, Carol (June 4, 2007) "Metro briefs: Birmingham." The Birmingham News
External links
- The Station on MySpace.com