User:MacroAlan

Alan R. Barasch was born at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham in 1950. He attended Tarrant Elementary School, McElwain School, Ramsay High, Shades Valley High School, Marion Institute, and graduated in the first class at Mountain Brook High School in 1968.

Other Birmingham Connections

• My ancestor, Harris Olim had a grocery store on the North side from about 1885. He is listed as one of the founders of Knesseth Israel Congregation.
• I worked at the Emily Shop in Five Points South for 14 years between 1970 and 1986.
• Father had a mens store in Five Points South 1972-83.
• Father had a family clothing store in Tarrant, Barasch’s Save-A-Plenty, 1952-61.
• Have known LKSeitz since he was a child.
• My father was the first advertiser when Country Boy Eddie went on television around 1955. He went to school with Tom York.
• Was president of the Birmingham Philatelic Society, 1978-1984
• Wrote chronology section of the Century book for Temple Emanu-El, 1982.
• Brother was first local person hired at Sam's Club in Homewood when it opened in 1984.
• Another brother was team tailor for the Birmingham Bulls hockey team.

Welcome! I have these story ideas:

Chronologies

• 1940 -- completed 10/17/2007
• 1941 -- begun

Synagogues

• Temple Emanu-El -- completed 13 Oct 2007

Cemerteries

• Emanu-El Cemetery aka Enon Ridge Cemetery
• Elmwood Cemetery
• Knesseth Israel Cemetery

Rabbis

• Milton Grafman -- completed 10/13/2007
• Morris Newfield -- completed 10/14/2007 22:50

Neighborhoods

• Town of Highland
• Cherokee Bend
• Crestline
• Ensley
• Five Points South
• Glen Iris

Suburbs

• Tarrant City
• Mountain Brook
• Homewood
• Pinson

more defunct businesses (open > 50 yrs)

• Pizitz
• New Williams
• New Ideal
• Emily Shop
• drugstore on 2nd & 24th
• Loveman's
• Hanover Jewelers

Groups

• UAB Stamp Club
• ALAPEX - annual stamp show

Banks

• Steiner Bank

origin of street names

• Montevallo Road

Historical things

• Cannon ball factory in Cherokee Bend area
• 1963 riots

People

• Julian Aland
• Brother Bryan, Brother Bryan statue
• William Engel
• Donald Hess

Completed Ideas

• Charley Boswell completed 10/14/2007
• Birmingham Philatelic Society added --MacroAlan 12:49, 14 October 2007 (PDT)
• Temple Emanu-El -- completed 13 Oct 2007
• 1940 -- completed 10/17/2007

--MacroAlan 12:57, 17 October 2007 (PDT) Alan --MacroAlan 18:51, 13 October 2007 (PDT)