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:''This article is about the former hotel. For other uses, see [[Empire Building (disambiguation)]].'' | :''This article is about the former hotel. For other uses, see [[Empire Building (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
[[Image:Empire Hotel postcard.jpg|right|thumb| | [[Image:Empire Hotel postcard.jpg|right|thumb|425px|The Empire Hotel, c. 1915]] | ||
The '''Empire Hotel''' was a large hotel located at 2130 [[4th Avenue North]], on the northwest corner of [[22nd Street North|22nd Street]] across from the [[1917 Birmingham News building]] and behind [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It was constructed before [[1915]] and was advertised as "having the atmosphere and appointment of a well-conditioned home". [[I. L. Fabian]] was the long-time manager. | The '''Empire Hotel''' was a large hotel located at 2130 [[4th Avenue North]], on the northwest corner of [[22nd Street North|22nd Street]] across from the [[1917 Birmingham News building]] and behind [[St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It was constructed before [[1915]] and was advertised as "having the atmosphere and appointment of a well-conditioned home". [[I. L. Fabian]] was the long-time manager. | ||
In [[1941]] Fabian, [[Abe Klotzman]] and [[Ralph Blach]] formed a partnership, the "Empire Hotel Company", which purchased the property. | In [[1941]] Fabian, [[Abe Klotzman]] and [[Ralph Blach]] formed a partnership, the "Empire Hotel Company", which purchased the property. Blach served as manager. | ||
The ground floor of the Empire Hotel was the first location of the [[Land Title Company]]'s offices in [[1951]]. | The ground floor of the Empire Hotel was the first location of the [[Land Title Company]]'s offices in [[1951]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 14 May 2015
- This article is about the former hotel. For other uses, see Empire Building (disambiguation).
The Empire Hotel was a large hotel located at 2130 4th Avenue North, on the northwest corner of 22nd Street across from the 1917 Birmingham News building and behind St Paul's Cathedral in downtown Birmingham. It was constructed before 1915 and was advertised as "having the atmosphere and appointment of a well-conditioned home". I. L. Fabian was the long-time manager.
In 1941 Fabian, Abe Klotzman and Ralph Blach formed a partnership, the "Empire Hotel Company", which purchased the property. Blach served as manager.
The ground floor of the Empire Hotel was the first location of the Land Title Company's offices in 1951.
The site of the demolished Empire Hotel was used for Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 4.
References
- Weeks, J. D. (1999) Birmingham in Vintage Postcards. Postcard History Series. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Press. ISBN 9780738503332