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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 21]]: The [[Birmingham Flying Club]] (Escadrilles) was reorganized as the [[106th Observation Squadron|135th Observation Squadron]] of the [[Alabama National Guard]].
* Spring: Writer [[Margaret Mitchell]] spent several weeks in Birmingham as a guest of [[Augusta Dearborn]].
* Spring: Writer [[Margaret Mitchell]] spent several weeks in Birmingham as a guest of [[Augusta Dearborn]].
* [[May 1]]–[[May 2|2]]: Antonio Scotti's Grand Opera Company performed "Tosca", "La Boheme", "Carmen", "Pagliacci", and "Il segreto di Susanna" at the [[Jefferson Theatre]], presented by the [[Birmingham Music Club]]. The event marked the "Tosca' debut of young tenor Armand Tokatyan, who joined the Metropolitan Opera the following year.
* [[May 1]]–[[May 2|2]]: Antonio Scotti's Grand Opera Company performed "Tosca", "La Boheme", "Carmen", "Pagliacci", and "Il segreto di Susanna" at the [[Jefferson Theatre]], presented by the [[Birmingham Music Club]]. The event marked the "Tosca' debut of young tenor Armand Tokatyan, who joined the Metropolitan Opera the following year.
* [[May 18]]: [[William White]] founded the [[AMBUCS|American Business Clubs]] service organization.
* [[November 11]] (Armistice Day): The "[[Spirit of the American Doughboy]]" was dedicated at the corner of [[19th Street North Bessemer|19th Street North]] and [[Carolina Avenue]].
* [[November 22]]: [[Dolomite No. 3 Mine explosion]]
* Members of the [[Phoenix Club]] developed the [[Hillcrest Golf & Country Club]]
* [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]] music director [[Fess Whatley]] began performing with his "[[Jazz Demons]]".
* The [[Kamram Grotto]] masonic society was founded.


===Business===
===Business===


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
* [[March 16]]: The [[Woodlawn Infirmary]] opened.
* [[April 24]]: [[WSY-AM]] went on the air.
* [[June 24]]: The [[Woodlawn Theatre]] opened on [[1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)|1st Avenue North]].
* [[August 19]]: [[Cotton's]] department store opened.
* September: [[WMAV-AM]] went on the air.
* [[October 23]]: [[Employers Insurance Companies|Employers Mutual Insurance Company of Alabama]] was incorporated.
* November: The [[Todd-Witte Dry Goods Co.]] was organized.
* [[Balch & Bingham|Martin, Thompson & Turner]] attorneys
* The [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing|Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing]] was founded at [[Highland Baptist Hospital]] on [[22nd Street South]].
* [[Busch's]] jewelers
* [[Seale Harris]] opened the [[Gorgas Hospital Hotel]].
* The [[Simon Hubig Co.]] opened a bakery on [[26th Street North]].
* [[Joe Denaburg]] opened [[Levy's Fine Jewelry]].
* [[Melrose Ice Cream]] opened on [[26th Street North]].
* [[Minnie Todd]] opened [[Mrs Todd's Cafeteria]] on [[21st Street South]].
* [[Alabama Typewriter Company|Victor Adding Machine Company]] branch on [[5th Avenue North]]


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
* The [[Rye-Ola|Rye-Ola Company]] closed.
* [[WIAG-AM]] signed off.




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==Works==
==Works==
* "[[The Green Apple]]," painting by Georgia O'Keeffe at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]




===Buildings===
===Buildings===
[[File:Temple Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|The Masonic Temple, built in 1922]]
* [[Alberta Baptist Church]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Avondale Elementary School]] on [[8th Court South]]
* [[Banner Baking Co.]] on [[14th Street North]]
* [[Belcher-Nixon building]] at "[[Tuxedo Junction]]"
* [[Brookwood Baptist Health|Birmingham Baptist Hospital]] on [[Princeton Avenue]]
* [[Birmingham Trust building (1922)|Birmingham Trust building]] on [[20th Street North]]
* [[Buffalo Rock building]] and [[Buffalo Rock sign]] on [[26th Street North]]
* [[Buffalo Rock building]] and [[Buffalo Rock sign]] on [[26th Street North]]
* [[Duke Brothers building]] on [[3rd Avenue North]]
* [[Gorgas Hospital Hotel]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Hudson K-8 School]] in [[Collegeville]]
* [[Hugh Martin residence]] on [[15th Avenue South]]
* [[Masonic Temple]] on [[19th Street North]]
* [[Minor High School]]
* [[Pinson School]] (Old Rock School) and [[Triangle Park (Pinson)|Triangle Park]] on [[Pinson Boulevard]]
* [[Retail Block]] on [[5th Avenue North]]
* [[Roberts Field]] in [[Thomas neighborhood|Thomas]]
* [[Silver's Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Woodlawn High School]]
* [[Woodlawn Infirmary]]
* [[Wylam K-8 School]]
====Demolitions====
* The [[Majestic Theatre]] was torn down.


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==

Revision as of 12:25, 5 August 2021

1921 was the 51st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments


Government

  • May: The Birmingham City Commission declined to vote on an ordinance to limit parking in heart of the business district, calling for more study of the matter.

Sports

Works


Buildings

The Masonic Temple, built in 1922

Demolitions

Individuals

Births

Fred Shuttlesworth, born March 18, 1922
Joseph Volker, born March 9, 1922

Graduations

Marriages

Deaths

Emmet O'Neal, died September 7, 1922

Context

1920s
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