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- 13:04, 16 June 2024 Brock's Gap Training Center (hist | edit) [2,684 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Brock's Gap Training Center''' is a private membership organization which operates an outdoor shooting range on the former Elvira Mine site at 3721 South Shades Crest Road in Hoover. It was founded in 1962 and incorporated as a 501(c)(4) non-profit social welfare organization, with a mission of advocating for hunters' rights, in 2003. Brock's Gap offers National Rifle Association and U.S. Concealed Carry Association firearms education and trai...")
- 11:48, 16 June 2024 Birmingham towing regulations (hist | edit) [5,002 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Birmingham towing regulations''' are the provisions in the General Code of the City of Birmingham, 1980, collected under Title 12 "Licensing and Regulation", Chapters 17 ("Wrecker Service") and 19 ("Vehicle Immobilization Service") The justification for such regulations derive from the city's authority to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, as clarified in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2002 decision in ''Our Garage & Wrecker Serv. v. City of Colu...")
- 17:07, 14 June 2024 Allied Mineral Products (hist | edit) [968 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Allied Mineral Products''' is a Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturer of refractory materials used in high-temperature industrial processes. The company was founded in 1961. The company entered Alabama in 2017 by purchasing the Pryor Giggey Co., which had plants in Anniston and Chehalis, Washington; and Riverside Refractories of Pell City. It closed the Anniston and Washington plants, consolidating operations at its Pell City plant on Truss...")
- 12:38, 14 June 2024 Grand River Technology Park (hist | edit) [1,676 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Grand River Technology Park''' is a 105-acre<!--or 279-acre or 65-acre--> business and industrial park on former coal mining land owned by U.S. Steel at 1 Barber Motorsports Parkway, near the Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham's Overton neighborhood. It was developed beginning in 2019 as a joint venture with participation from U.S. Steel, the City of Birmingham, and Jefferson County. Planning and site engineeri...")
- 11:56, 14 June 2024 JeffMet North (hist | edit) [1,081 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Jefferson Metropolitan North Industrial Park''' ('''JeffMet North''') is a planned 739-acre industrial park located on Barber Boulevard (formerly Mary Buckelew Parkway), west of I-65 at Exit 275, between Morris and Mt Olive. The park is under development by the Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority. Early planning was supported by a $191,365 grant from the Alabama Industrial Development Authority...")
- 17:32, 13 June 2024 PRADCO Outdoor Brands (hist | edit) [4,347 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''PRADCO Outdoor Brands''' ('''POB''') is a Calera-based division of EBSCO Industries that manufactures and distributes hunting and fishing gear. The name originated with the '''Plastic Research and Development Corporation''' ('''PRADCO'''), incorporated in 1960 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. That company became a leader in plastic injection moulding, and found commercial success with its "Rebel Minnow" line of plastic fishing lures. PRADCO was acquired by EBSCO...")
- 15:37, 13 June 2024 Kenneth Liles (hist | edit) [2,121 bytes] Chuck Smith (talk | contribs) (creating new bio)
- 11:28, 13 June 2024 Al Belcher (hist | edit) [2,979 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''William Albert Belcher Sr''' (born March 8, 1903; died July 6, 1990) was the founder of the Belcher Land & Timber Company and W. A. Belcher Lumber Company in 1946, and co-founder of the Belcher Building Corporation in 1946 and Belcher Evans Millwork in 1947. Belcher married the former Mary Belle Woolley in 1925, but was widowed the next year. In 1932 he married the former Nelle Katherine Vandergrift an...")
- 12:16, 12 June 2024 Closure of Birmingham-Southern College (hist | edit) [12,715 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Closure of Birmingham-Southern College''' was the culmination of a period of financial distress for Birmingham-Southern College. ===Financial decline=== By the time President Berte retired in 2004, the college was again operating at a deficit, and had been for decades. It was using funds from its endowment to maintain operations and also drawing down principal on some restricted gifts without input from donors. Moody's Investors Service characterized the...")
- 10:51, 12 June 2024 Red Mountain Retail (hist | edit) [1,463 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Red Mountain Retail''' is an operator of '''Ashley Furniture HomeStore''' and '''Ashley Outlet''' locations in north and central Alabama, licensed by Ashley Furniture Industries of Arcadia, Illinois. The company was founded in 1987 by Woody Marks, and operates a distribution center at 410 Pine Valley Circle in Bessemer. In 2024 the company was granted tax incentives to expand its operations with a new headquarters office, larger distribution cente...")
- 10:31, 12 June 2024 QuantHub (hist | edit) [984 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''QuantHub''' is a provider of data and artificial intelligence skills training and assessment software. It was founded in 2018 by Matt Cowell and Joshua Jones and has offices in the V & W Supply Building at 2204 1st Avenue South. Its programs use artificial intelligence to customize training, and are in use at several large companies, and in more than 100 schools in Alabama. Jones succeeded Cowell as CEO in 2022. In 2024 QuantHub was one of...")
- 10:29, 12 June 2024 Cahaba Street (hist | edit) [1,082 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Cahaba Street''' is a residential street in East Birmingham that is also the location of a number of churches. Formerly it ran from 10th Avenue North to 14th Avenue North and then resumed north of Village Creek and Interstate 20/59 from 15th Avenue North to 16th Court North, but since the construction of W. C. Patton Park and Greenwood Park it terminates at 12th Avenue North. ==Notable locations== * 10th Avenue North inters...")
- 17:12, 11 June 2024 Hancock Construction (hist | edit) [516 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Hancock Construction''' is a building contractor founded in 1989 by Mark Hancock. Its offices are located in the Lindsey Building at 2828 Old 280 Court in Vestavia Hills. {{stub}} ==References== * Stettheimer, Samuel (June 6, 2024) "Going beyond blueprints: Mark Hancock is a construction jack-of-all-trades." {{BBJ}} ==External links== * [https://www.hancockbuilt.com/ Hancock Construction] website Category: Contractors Category: 1989 establ...")
- 13:05, 11 June 2024 The Church at Southside (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [262 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Church at Southside''' may refer to any of the following: * Church at Southside, a congregation located at 1924 12th Avenue South in 1995. * The Church at Southside an evangelical congregation founded in 2013 that meets outdoors. {{disambig}}")
- 17:27, 10 June 2024 William Peeples Jr (hist | edit) [2,286 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''William Dewey Peeples Jr''' (born April 19, 1928 in Bessemer; died June 6, 2024 in Birmingham) was chair of the department of mathematics at Samford University. William was the son of William and Thelma Jeannette Chastain Peeples who moved to Anniston for a few years before settling in Woodlawn. He graduated from Woodlawn High School, then earned a bachelor of science in chemistry at Howard College and a master's in mathema...")
- 10:11, 10 June 2024 35th Avenue North (hist | edit) [1,634 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''35th Avenue North''' is a largely residential street with several churches and other public facilities. At its western end, it begins where 35th Avenue West ends. ==ACIPCO-Finley== * 16th Street North intersects * 18th Street North intersects (avenue ends) * Interstate 65 ==North Birmingham== * 19th Street North intersects (avenue resumes) * 24th Street North intersects ** 2401: former location of Mt Vernon Methodist Church fellowship room...")
- 16:28, 8 June 2024 Plant Odyssey (hist | edit) [4,649 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Plant Odyssey''' was a plant nursery and gardening shop. It was founded by former JCCEO statistician Libby Rich and named in honor of the "odyssey" that many popular plants underwent in being transported from Europe to America. After selling cuttings and seedlings from home in Avondale, Rich opened the first Plant Odyssey shop at 3000 Clairmont Avenue on December 3, 1975. The bare-bones business had no hot water, telephone, or cash register, a...")
- 14:16, 8 June 2024 Bare Trees (hist | edit) [431 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Bare Trees''' was a rock band formed in the 1970s by guitarist Mark Kimbrell, drummer/vocalist Matt Kimbrell, and bassist/vocalist Brad Dorset. The group performed at Midnight Voice, Travelodge and other nightclubs, as well as for the PARKART program at Avondale Park. {{stub}} Category: Rock bands Category: 1970s establishments Category; 1970s disestablishments")
- 15:49, 7 June 2024 Grace House Ministries (hist | edit) [1,827 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Grace House Ministries''' is a privately-operated Christian non-profit which provides a foster home and programs for girls on its campus near Fairfield High School in Fairfield. It accepts girls removed from the custody of other caregivers by the Alabama Department of Human Resources due to abandonment, neglect or abuse. Its offices are located at 4947 Farrell Avenue. The program was founded in 1992 by Lois Cole...")
- 14:44, 7 June 2024 Wesley Foundation (hist | edit) [1,506 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Wesley Foundation''' is a campus ministry of the United Methodist Church. Though the group traces its lineage to student meetings organized in 1729 by John and Charles Wesley at Christ Church, England, the foundation itself was established by Bishop James Chamberlain Baker at the University of Illinois in 1913. The group functions as a mission outreach, keeping premises on or near the campuses of public colleges and universities. Programs are open to all stud...")
- 11:13, 7 June 2024 First Baptist Church of Zion City (hist | edit) [1,099 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''First Baptist Church of Zion City''' was established in Zion City in 1911 and is now located at 1104 Gene Reed Road in the fomer Sherwood Church of God in Huffman. In Zion City it was located at 8800 8th Court North. There it remodled its building in 1958 and erected a new building in 1980. Its first location after moving out of Zion City was the former Huffman Church of the Nazarene at 328 Robison Drive. The church's pastor is...")
- 22:39, 6 June 2024 North Birmingham Baptist Church (hist | edit) [586 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''North Birmingham Baptist Church''' was established in 1944 by individuals who withdrew from Thirty-Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. The church built its new sructures at 3314 26th Street North in the heart of North Birmingham. Due to the changing neighborhood, the congregation disbanded in October 1973. {{stub}} ==References== * {{Allen-1984}} Category:Former Baptist churches Category:Churches formerly in North Birmingham Category:1944 est...")
- 21:56, 6 June 2024 Northside Baptist Church (hist | edit) [694 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Northside Baptist Church''' was established in 1945 as the '''Fairmont Mission of Thirty-Fifth Avenue Baptist Church'''. In 1946 it was organized as '''Fortieth Avenue Baptist Church'''. In 1958 it changed its name to Northside Baptist, and rebuilt its structure which had been destroyed by a tornado in 1957. Due to changes in its neighborhood's racial compostion it closed on July 14, 1974 and sold its building to Northside Church of God....")
- 21:15, 6 June 2024 Green Springs Baptist Church (hist | edit) [861 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Green Springs Baptist Church''' was reportedly organized in 1882. It was admitted to the Canaan Baptist Association in 1888. It has been located at least two sites on Green Springs Highway. An early building is at 1820 Greensprings Highway. Its final building was erected at 2230 Greensprings Highway. After the church's closing this became Ministry Center at Greensprings. ==Pastors== * Jack Grimsley, 1984 ==References== * {{Allen-1984}} *...")
- 20:44, 6 June 2024 Lake Highland Baptist Church (hist | edit) [969 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Lake Highland Baptist Church''' was a Southern Baptist church founded in 1927 and located at 508 82nd Street North in North East Lake. At its closing the oldest building on its campus was the main building erected in 1941 of native stone. Over time its campus came to extend from 5th Avenue North along 82nd Street to 4th Avenue North. After the congregation disbanded the building became the home of House of Miracles Christian Church. In Jun...")
- 19:13, 6 June 2024 Gate City Baptist Church (hist | edit) [715 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Gate City Baptist Church''' began prior to 1902 as a mission supported by Ruhama Baptist Church. It was organized as a church on April 27, 1902 and its first building was on the west side of Kimberly Avenue. In 1918 it purchased its second building, located at 7312 Georgia Road from Pilgrim Congregational Church. It gradually expanded at this site. After it closed, its building became the home of Mt Mariah Missionary Baptist Church...")
- 18:45, 6 June 2024 Eastmont Baptist Church (hist | edit) [1,106 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Eastmont Baptist Church''' was located at 7201 Rome Avenue in Brown Springs. It was organized as a mission of Ruhama Baptist Church on February 2, 1952 and chargered as a chruch on October 9, 1955. Construction of its building began in 1955. An educational annex was added in 1958 and a family life center in 1974. A fire on January 1, 1974 severly damaged the auditorium and education building requiring a near total reconstru...")
- 16:13, 6 June 2024 13th Avenue South (hist | edit) [3,518 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (1st pass)
- 16:02, 6 June 2024 East Lake Presbyterian Church (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [564 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''East Lake Presbyterian Church''' may refer to any of the following: * East Lake Cumberland Presbyterian Church founded in 1894 * East Lake Presbyterian Church founded in 1891 and later known as '''Seventy-Sixty Street Presbyterian Church''' * First Presbyterian Church of East Lake known earlier in its history as '''Eighty-Third Street Presbyterian Church''' * '''First Presbyterian Church of East Lake (1908)''' a merger of East Lake Cumberland Presbyteria...")
- 13:07, 6 June 2024 The Heights at Inverness (hist | edit) [1,740 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Heights at Inverness''' is a planned luxury apartment complex with retail space on a 15-acre parcel adjoining the Inverness Center North office park and the Inverness Nature Park. In-Rel Properties of Lake Worth, Florida commissioned the Stoa Group of Hammond, Louisiana to pursue redevelopment of the site for multi-family residential. In Fabruary 2024 Stoa petitioned the City of Hoover to rezone 24 acres in the business park as a planned commercial di...")
- 09:08, 6 June 2024 Enon Baptist Chruch (disambiguation) (hist | edit) [254 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Enon Baptist Church''' may refer to any of the following: * Enon Baptist Church, Morris * Enon Baptist Church (near Pinson), the first Baptist church established in Jefferson County. It likely disbanded before the Civil War. {[disambig}}")
- 08:39, 6 June 2024 Redmont View Apartments (hist | edit) [737 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Redmont View Apartments''' is a 3-story, 15-unit L-shaped apartment complex at 1708 13th Court South, a block south of Ramsay High School, in Birmingham's Five Points South neighborhood. It was constructed in 1989. 4408 LLC, associated with restaurateur Surin Techarukpong, owned the complex until his death in 2024. His widow, Lori Livingston, sold the property to CS Equity Partners LLC for $1 million, and turned over management fro...")
- 18:55, 5 June 2024 Sanctum Comics & Tattoos (hist | edit) [1,224 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Sanctum Comics & Tattoos''' is a comic shop and tattoo parlor located in the former Jackson Hotel building at 213 24th Street North in downtown Birmingham. The business was founded in November 2016 by Wess Gregg and Aaron Hamilton in the Avondale Mills Shopping Center. The shop moved to a larger space downtown in June 2024. ==References== * Garrison, Greg (June 5, 2024) "Why a popular Birmingham comic book store and tattoo parlor move...")
- 12:49, 5 June 2024 K-99 (hist | edit) [1,601 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''K-99''' was a progressive album-oriented rock format radio station broadcast at 100,000 watts on FM 99.5. It began as '''WVOK-FM''' on December 6, 1976, the FM companion to WVOK-AM, which was founded in 1947 by brothers Bill and Cyril Brennan. The Brennans sold their AM station to Birmingham-born Mack Sanders, then heading Great American Broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee. Their new FM station was challenged by the more...")
- 11:36, 5 June 2024 2024 Pride Fest (hist | edit) [1,796 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''2024 Pride Fest''' was a month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ identity and community, promoting equality and acceptance. It was held during June 2024 in Birmingham, with most events, including a parade and the "Pride Fest" sponsored by the non-profit Central Alabama Pride Inc. A skate party was held at Skates 280 on Tuesday, June 4. Avondale's Saturn hosted a "Pride Idol" singing competition on June 5, offering a...")
- 05:32, 5 June 2024 Cullman Presbytery Cumberland Presbyterian Church (hist | edit) [1,476 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Cullman Presbyery''' of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was formed in 1880 as the '''Springville Presbytery'''. The name was changed in 1951. It was incorporated into the newly formed Grace Presbytery in 1989. Initially Cumberland Presbyterian churches in the eastern porition of the Birmingham-area were part of the Springville Presbytery. This included First Presbyterian Church of East Lake|East Lak...")
- 19:02, 4 June 2024 Southern Conference of the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches (hist | edit) [2,230 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Southern Conference of the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches''' is the regional unit of the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches encompassing Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. There are 31 churches in the conference. The Bible Methodist Connection was formed in 1967 by congregations of the Wesleyan Methodist Church that did not want to join in the new, more centralized, Wesleyan Church behing forme...")
- 17:58, 4 June 2024 Seventy-Sixth Street Presbyterian Church (hist | edit) [4,065 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Seventy-Sixth Street Presbyterian Church''' was located at 7600 Division Avenue in East Lake. It built a new church on this site in 1909. This in turn was replaced by a later church building that became the home of 45th Street Baptist Church after the Presbyterian church merged with others. The church bell purchased for the 1909 building was later installed at Cahaba Springs Presbyterian Church. In 1971 a new pipe organ, Aeolian-Skinner opus...")
- 17:29, 4 June 2024 First Presbyterian Church of East Lake (hist | edit) [1,373 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''First Presbyterian Church of East Lake''' was located in East Lake on 84th Street South eventually expanding to the corner of 84th Street and 2nd Avenue South. The congregation was started by Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in 1891. Through successive mergers, the congregation is continued today by Cahaba Springs Presbyterian Church. Its buildings later became the home of Believers of Faith Bible Church. {{stub}} ==References== * Megginson,...")
- 16:44, 4 June 2024 Douglas Moore (hist | edit) [363 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Douglas Moore''' can refer to any of the following: * Douglas G. Mooore Jr, founder of Vulcan Publications * Douglas I. Moore (died 2009), contractor and Birmingham Botanical Gardens volunteer {{disambig}}")
- 16:15, 4 June 2024 The Institute of Sustainability (hist | edit) [690 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Institute of Sustainability''' ('''TIOS''') was an environmental credentialing business founded in 2011 by former Vulcan Publishing founder Doug Moore. Its offices were located in the New South Center at 2000 Crestwood Boulevard in Irondale. The business dissolved in 2015. Participating businesses and institutions filled out a checklist of practices employed to reduce energy and water use and waste materials and paid $500 for bi-annual...")
- 15:27, 4 June 2024 South Haven Health & Rehabilitation (hist | edit) [1,276 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''South Haven Health & Rehabilitation''' is a 101-bed nursing home located at 3141 Old Columbiana Road, just off Montgomery Highway in Hoover. The business was founded in 1964 as the 64-bed '''South Haven Nursing Home''' by Fred and Rheta Skelton, and was one of the first commercial establishments in the area which was incorporated as the City of Hoover in 1967. The Skeltons expanded to 111 beds...")
- 15:02, 4 June 2024 Ninevah Baptist Church (hist | edit) [897 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Ninevah Baptist Church''' also known as '''Ninevah Missionary Baptist Church''' was founded in 1945 and is now located in the former building of 67th Street Methodist Church on Division Avenue at 67th Street North in Wahouma (10 67th Street North). The church was previously located at 6200 59th Street North and then at 1924 Willie Payne Circle North. {{stub}} ==Pastors== * Will Goodman III, 1998 - present ==External Link== * [https:/...")
- 12:27, 4 June 2024 BSC Panthers baseball team (hist | edit) [1,785 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''BSC Panthers baseball team''' was the baseball team for Birmingham-Southern College, playing home games at Striplin Field on campus. The 2001 team, led by coach Brian Shoop, won an NAIA National Championship in their final season before moving to the Division I Big South Conference. They claimed regular season championships in that conference in 2004 and 2005. When BSC moved to Division...")
- 11:51, 4 June 2024 Michael Johnson (BWW) (hist | edit) [2,456 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Michael Johnson''' is an accountant, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, and former general manager of the Birmingham Water Works. Johnson earned his bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Alabama. He also completed a master's degree in taxation through National University of San Diego, California, and a master's in business administration at the University of North Alabama. Johnson served in the U.S. Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve,...")
- 08:55, 4 June 2024 Michael Johnson (hist | edit) [499 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Michael Johnson''' can refer to any of the following: * Michael Johnson (baseball), Birmingham Barons infielder from 2014–2015 * Michael Johnson (BWW), general manager of the Birmingham Water Works from 2019–2024 * Michael Johnson (Fairfield), Mayor of Fairfield from 2004–2008 * Michael Johnson (Gate City), Gate City neighborhood officer since 2010 * Michael Johnson (Marshall County), Revenue Commissioner for Marshall County...")
- 14:43, 3 June 2024 Birmingham Vulcans FC (hist | edit) [531 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Birmingham Vulcans FC''' was an amateur soccer team which competed in Division III of the North Alabama Soccer Federation. It was founded in the 1980s as Joe Bar, under the sponsorship of Joe (bar) and took its later name after scoring a sponsorship from HealthSouth in the 1990s. In 2005 Rojo became the team's sponsor. Its trophies are displayed at the restaurant. {{stub}} Category: Soccer teams Category: North Alabama Soccer Federation...")
- 14:30, 3 June 2024 Chupacabra (painting) (hist | edit) [1,258 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Chupacabra ''' is a painting by Paul Cordes Wilm displayed above the drink station in the main dining room at Rojo. The work depicts a "chupacabra" (Spanish for "goat sucker"), a creature of Latin American legend said to kill livestock. Such creatures, which have been reported in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and across Central and South America since the mid-1990s, are often described as large (3 to 4 feet long), lizard-like and spiny. They are usually said to be gray...")
- 14:19, 3 June 2024 Bandito (painting) (hist | edit) [1,205 bytes] Dystopos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Bandito''' is a well-known painting by Paul Cordes Wilm which has been displayed at the end of the bar in the main dining room at Rojo since it opened in 2002. The character depicted has served as a mascot for the restaurant, reproduced on t-shirts and other merchandise. The painting is based on an illustration of a Mexican bandit (bandito) used on the poster for the 1948 Filmadora Chapultepec western feature "Espuelas de oro" ("Spurs of Gold"). In Wilm's...")
- 09:46, 3 June 2024 Lakewood Baptist Church (hist | edit) [1,826 bytes] David Bains (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Lakewood Baptist Church''' is a Southern Baptist church located at 8300 9th Avenue South. It erected its first colonial revival unit facing 8th Avenue South during the pastorate of W. O. Love in 1941. Later a modernist style church building was erected on the lot behind this one. In addition to the Lakewood congregation the church has been the home of Citizens Church since 2020. Its older building has served as the home of Family Worship Cen...")