List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council

This is a List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council:

• 1905: Rabbit Foot Saloon, license revoked by the Birmingham Board of Aldermen
• September 20, 1949: Ellis Barbecue at 521 20th Street South had its ABC license revoked by the Birmingham City Commission for selling whisky on Sunday.
• September 20, 1949: The Jordan Park Creamery at 815 12th Street South had its ABC license revoked by the Birmingham City Commission for selling beer on Sunday.
• 1950s: A store on Huntsville Road in Collegeville was closed down by the Birmingham City Commission at the request of Fred Shuttlesworth following a murder.
• September 26, 1995: Ulysses Smoot surrendered the licenses for his Jaguar Club on 2nd Avenue North.
• September 13, 2007: The city revoked Ty Nguyen's license to operate the Texaco Super Deli on Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North based on a pattern of mistreatment and assaults against customers.
• November 27, 2007: The city revoked the Screening Room's business license.
• July 16, 2008: Banana Joe's ceased operating voluntarily under threat of closure by the city.
• 2008: The city opted not to renew the business license for Mike's Crossroads, but a judge intervened.
• June 29, 2010: The council revoked Leovigildo Castro's license to operate the Continental Ballroom.
• September 22, 2010: Zen was declared a public nuisance and closed.
• June 28, 2011: Richard Walker's license to operate the L. R. Hall Auditorium was revoked.
• July 12, 2012: Nomtae's business license was revoked.
• August 21, 2012: Mike's Crossroads was again closed by the city.
• September 11, 2012: Club Heat (formerly "Club Asia") owned by Ahmed Mir Shahzed at 1709 1st Avenue North was closed down.
• June 11, 2013: Club Rave, a teen club owned by Stephen Jackson in the same location as the former Club Heat, was closed down.
• June 18, 2013: Bali Spa, a massage parlor on Center Point Parkway, was shut down.
• March 18, 2014: Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant was declared a nuisance and closed down following a shooting by the owner, Chun Hin Ching.
• April 22, 2014: The Continental Ballroom, which had re-opened as an event space without a liquor license, was closed down again following a shooting. Councilors expressed disgust at promotional materials for the business before declaring it a nuisance. (report)
• May 6, 2014: The VIP Spa was shut down. (report)
• May 6, 2014: The Foxx Trap Gentleman's Club and Sports Bar at 400 2nd Avenue North was shut down by an 8-1 vote. They reopened under a temporary restraining order, but a fatal shooting of one security guard by another took place on May 10. (report)

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Developments

In May 2013 the Council adopted the "Kevin Felder ordinance" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a fatal stabbing outside Club Zen which led to its closure.

References

• "City Delays Tourist Court Law Vote" (September 20, 1949) Birmingham Post - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
• Manis, Andrew M. (August 6, 1987) "Interview with Mr. Aldrich Gunn" transcript at Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
• Bryant, Joseph D. (July 6, 2010) "Birmingham to crack down on nuisance nightclubs" The Birmingham News
• Bryant, Joseph D. (March 18, 2014) "Good Friends restaurant where owner shot at customer loses license, is shut down by Birmingham City Council." The Birmingham News