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[[File:1962 Bham Fed S&L Vestavia.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan's Vestavia Hills branch]] | |||
'''Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan Association''' was a [[Birmingham]]-based savings and loan founded by [[Curtis DeArman, Jr]], [[Malcolm Wheeler]], [[J. W. Griffin]], [[Boyd Tarpley]] and [[Frederick Murray]] . By [[1971]] the bank had three locations. | '''Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan Association''' was a [[Birmingham]]-based savings and loan founded by [[Curtis DeArman, Jr]], [[Malcolm Wheeler]], [[J. W. Griffin]], [[Boyd Tarpley]] and [[Frederick Murray]] . By [[1971]] the bank had three locations. | ||
==1971 locations== | ==1971 locations== | ||
* 511 [[20th Street South]], Southside Birmingham | * 511 [[20th Street South]], Southside Birmingham | ||
* 550 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]], [[Vestavia Hills]] (the "round bank", built [[1962]], designed by [[Lawrence Whitten & Son]] | * 550 [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]], [[Vestavia Hills]] (the "round bank", built in [[1962]], designed by [[Lawrence Whitten & Son]]. The structure included a drive-thru window and a conference room which could be rented for civic or business meetings. It was surrounded by a "moat", which functioned as a cooling pond for the building's air conditioning system. | ||
* [[9324 Parkway East]], [[Roebuck]] (built [[1970]]) | * [[9324 Parkway East]], [[Roebuck]] (built [[1970]], also round but more traditionally styled than Vestavia) | ||
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[[Category:20th Street South]] | [[Category:20th Street South]] | ||
[[Category:Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)]] | [[Category:Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)]] | ||
[[Category:Lawrence Whitten & Son buildings]] | |||
[[Category:1962 buildings]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:09, 23 March 2016
Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan Association was a Birmingham-based savings and loan founded by Curtis DeArman, Jr, Malcolm Wheeler, J. W. Griffin, Boyd Tarpley and Frederick Murray . By 1971 the bank had three locations.
1971 locations
- 511 20th Street South, Southside Birmingham
- 550 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills (the "round bank", built in 1962, designed by Lawrence Whitten & Son. The structure included a drive-thru window and a conference room which could be rented for civic or business meetings. It was surrounded by a "moat", which functioned as a cooling pond for the building's air conditioning system.
- 9324 Parkway East, Roebuck (built 1970, also round but more traditionally styled than Vestavia)
