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* The second iteration of [[Gaslight Theatre]] | * The second iteration of [[Gaslight Theatre]] | ||
* [[Holiday Inn]] first opened in the [[Birmingham District]] | * [[Holiday Inn]] first opened in the [[Birmingham District]] | ||
* [[Shades Valley Camera Club]] | |||
* [[Mars Petcare|Doane Petcare]] of Tennessee opened its Birmingham plant | * [[Mars Petcare|Doane Petcare]] of Tennessee opened its Birmingham plant | ||
* [[WAPI-TV|WABT]] television station went on the air | * [[WAPI-TV|WABT]] television station went on the air | ||
Revision as of 14:06, 4 January 2021
1954 was the 83rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
Business
Establishments
- March 15: Cliff's Clubhouse children's program debuted on WABT-TV
- March 22: The "Panorama" local news program debuted on WBRC-TV
- April 24: Rumore's Record Rack
- May 16: * Shades Crest Baptist Church
- Summer: Pickwick Players theater company
- Aldridge Garden Shop moved from Bessemer to Redmont
- American States' Rights Association, led by Senator Hugh Morrow
- Birmingham Area Educational TV Association
- Dale Serrano Dance Studios
- First Baptist Church of Hoover
- Fuller Thompson Olds Architects
- The second iteration of Gaslight Theatre
- Holiday Inn first opened in the Birmingham District
- Shades Valley Camera Club
- Doane Petcare of Tennessee opened its Birmingham plant
- WABT television station went on the air
Disestablishments
Government
- Bull Connor attempted and failed to become Governor of Alabama
Education
Religion
Sports
- The Birmingham Black Barons traded their team bus to the Louisville Clippers in exchange for Jesse Mitchell and Charley Pride.
- November 27: The Auburn Tigers shut out the Crimson Tide 28-0 in the Iron Bowl at Legion Field.
Individuals
Births
- January 10: Bobby Humphryes
- January 31:Roy Hobbs
- February 10:Ervin Batain
- February 19:Daniel Moore
- February 21:Sundra Escott
- February 23:Andrew Manis
- March 20:Marcus A. Jones III
- April 12:Dave Hanson
- April 17:Teresa Thorne
- April 20:Mike O'Berry
- May 4:Doug Jones
- May 6: Joseph Boohaker
- May 10:Annetta Verin
- July 12:Chuck Wingate
- July 13: Nick Derzis
- August: Mike Miles
- August 31: Henry David DeBardeleben
- September 7:Michael Emerson
- September 16: David Cutcliffe
- September 16:Pat DuPré
- September 18:Tommy Tuberville
- October 27:Joe Knight
- October 29:Herman Frazier
- October 29:Ron Sparks
- November 14:Condoleezza Rice
- December 23: Emanuel Bell
- William B. Blount
- Walter Braswell
- Ed Brock
- Ronald Cheatham
- Phil Dodd
- David Harwell
- Don Harwell
- Greg Hays
- Patricia Humes
- Chuck Hunter
- Gabby Hulgan
- Lanny Jackson
- Tamara Johnson
- Rickey Kennedy
- Java Lewis
- Trey Lott
- Don MacDermott
- Kate Nielsen
- James Perryman
- Kim Price
- Frank Stitt
- Allan Trippe
- Gary Weinberger
Marriages
Awards
Graduations
Retirements
Deaths
- See also: List of homicides in 1954
Works
- Erskine Hawkins began recording for Decca Records
Books
Buildings
- A. G. Gaston Motel
- All Saints Episcopal Church
- Cahaba Park Apartments
- Curry Elementary School
- Don Drennen Overpass
- Holiday Inn on Bessemer Super Highway
- Joy Young Restaurant remodel
- Mars Petcare
- St Barnabas Catholic Church
- Southern Life & Health Insurance building
- Southern Toy Co.
- State Farm Mutual building
- Tidwell Hall
- WBRC studio building
- Woodlawn High School's "delta-shaped" two-story band and shop building
Context
| 1950s |
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