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* [[D. O. Whilldin office]] on [[21st Street North]] | * [[D. O. Whilldin office]] on [[21st Street North]] | ||
* Concrete bridge on [[U. S. Highway 11]] over the [[Sucarnoochee River]] in [[Sumter County]] | * Concrete bridge on [[U. S. Highway 11]] over the [[Sucarnoochee River]] in [[Sumter County]] | ||
==Individuals== | |||
===Births=== | |||
* [[January 27]]: [[Ella Jones]], church organist and music minister | |||
* [[February 1]]: [[Ben Branscomb]], pulmonologist | |||
* [[March 14]]: [[Revis Hall]], superintendent of [[Jefferson County Schools]] | |||
* [[April 23]]: [[J. B. Stoner]], white supremacist ideologue and terrorist | |||
* [[May 22]]: [[Wallace Carden]], analytical chemist | |||
* May 22: [[Ed Jones]], photographer | |||
* [[May 23]]: [[Karl Friedman]], attorney | |||
* [[July 7]]: [[Johnny Simmons]], basketball and baseball player | |||
* [[July 15]]: [[Jeremiah Denton]], U.S. Senator | |||
* [[July 21]]: [[Angelena Rice]], educator | |||
* July 21: [[Frank Carnaggio]] restaurateur | |||
* [[July 28]]: [[Anne Braden]], journalist and Civil Rights activist | |||
* [[August 3]]: [[John Fuller]], architect and activist | |||
* [[August 22]]: [[Walter Johnsey]], [[Alabama Power Company]] executive | |||
* [[August 23]]: [[Tommy Langston]], {{BPH}} photographer | |||
* [[September 3]]: [[Bill Greason]], Major League pitcher and minister | |||
* [[September 12]]: [[Bubba Church]], Major League pitcher | |||
* [[October 24]]: [[Orzell Billingsley]], attorney and Civil Rights leader | |||
* October 24: [[Billy Pappas]], restaurateur | |||
* [[November 9]]: [[Mel Bailey]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] | |||
* [[November 18]]: [[William Thuss Jr]], occupational clinician | |||
* [[November 20]]: [[Ernest Brock]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] physician | |||
* [[November 30]]: [[Tom York]], television host | |||
* [[December 1]]: [[Leven Hazlegrove]], chemist | |||
* [[December 6]]: [[Dick Hawley]], radio announcer and sportcaster | |||
* [[December 18]]: [[Luvenia Little]], mother of [[William Bell]] | |||
* [[December 21]]: [[John Blackburn]], [[University of Alabama]] administrator | |||
* [[December 31]]: [[Wilbur Harden]], jazz musician | |||
* [[Margie Orr Carter]], educator and "[[Miss Birmingham]]" | |||
* [[Billy Gamble]], business instructor | |||
* [[Evelyn Martin (nurse)|Evelyn Martin]], nurse | |||
* [[Joe Sacco]], typewriter retailer | |||
* [[Charles Sutton]], pest control professional and [[Homewood City Council]] member | |||
* [[Ronald Weathers]], sportswriter | |||
===Deaths=== | |||
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Revision as of 17:38, 8 August 2022
1924 was the 53rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- The Jefferson County Free Library bookmobile was launched by the Jefferson County Board of Revenue and the Birmingham Library Board.
Sports
- The "Erskine Ramsay Cup" was first presented to the Birmingham high school that exhibited the greatest commitment to sportsmanship.
Works
- "A Park System for Birmingham" report by the Olmsted Brothers to the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board.
Buildings
- 2121 1st Avenue North, commercial building on 1st Avenue North (downtown)
- 2127 1st Avenue North, commercial building on 1st Avenue North (downtown)
- 32nd Street Baptist Church in Lakeview, demolished in 2021
- American Standard Plumbing warehouse on 5th Avenue South
- Frank Hartley Anderson residence on 11th Court South
- Angwin Service Funeral Company on Avenue F Ensley
- William Bankhead residence in Jasper
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 24 in Central Park
- Bluff Park Elementary School
- Municipal Auditorium in downtown Birmingham
- Burger-Phillips building on 3rd Avenue North
- Claridge Manor Apartments in Highland Park
- Colored Masonic Temple on 4th Avenue North
- Edgewood Drug Company on Oxmoor Road in Edgewood
- Ensley Baptist Church education building on Avenue E Ensley
- Fairview United Methodist Church on Warrior Road
- Federal Reserve building on 5th Avenue North
- First Christian Church education building on 7th Avenue North
- Gate City Elementary School addition on Georgia Road
- Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in East Lake
- Gregg Building on 20th Street North
- Harmony Street Baptist Church in North Avondale
- Highland Plaza Apartments on Highland Avenue
- Highlands United Methodist Church educational building at Five Points South
- Mack Truck Garage on 6th Avenue South
- The Plaza Garages on 10th Terrace South
- Sloss Ready-Mix Concrete Plant on 1st Avenue North
- D. O. Whilldin office on 21st Street North
- Concrete bridge on U. S. Highway 11 over the Sucarnoochee River in Sumter County
Individuals
Births
- January 27: Ella Jones, church organist and music minister
- February 1: Ben Branscomb, pulmonologist
- March 14: Revis Hall, superintendent of Jefferson County Schools
- April 23: J. B. Stoner, white supremacist ideologue and terrorist
- May 22: Wallace Carden, analytical chemist
- May 22: Ed Jones, photographer
- May 23: Karl Friedman, attorney
- July 7: Johnny Simmons, basketball and baseball player
- July 15: Jeremiah Denton, U.S. Senator
- July 21: Angelena Rice, educator
- July 21: Frank Carnaggio restaurateur
- July 28: Anne Braden, journalist and Civil Rights activist
- August 3: John Fuller, architect and activist
- August 22: Walter Johnsey, Alabama Power Company executive
- August 23: Tommy Langston, Birmingham Post-Herald photographer
- September 3: Bill Greason, Major League pitcher and minister
- September 12: Bubba Church, Major League pitcher
- October 24: Orzell Billingsley, attorney and Civil Rights leader
- October 24: Billy Pappas, restaurateur
- November 9: Mel Bailey, Jefferson County Sheriff
- November 18: William Thuss Jr, occupational clinician
- November 20: Ernest Brock, Alabama Crimson Tide football team physician
- November 30: Tom York, television host
- December 1: Leven Hazlegrove, chemist
- December 6: Dick Hawley, radio announcer and sportcaster
- December 18: Luvenia Little, mother of William Bell
- December 21: John Blackburn, University of Alabama administrator
- December 31: Wilbur Harden, jazz musician
- Margie Orr Carter, educator and "Miss Birmingham"
- Billy Gamble, business instructor
- Evelyn Martin, nurse
- Joe Sacco, typewriter retailer
- Charles Sutton, pest control professional and Homewood City Council member
- Ronald Weathers, sportswriter
Deaths
1920s |
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