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'''Birmingham Fire Station No. 22''' was located at 3114 [[Clairmont Avenue]]. It | '''Birmingham Fire Station No. 22''' was a fire station located at 3114 [[Clairmont Avenue]]. It was built in [[1927]] in a Spanish mission style designed by architect [[George Turner]] to serve the [[Clairmont]] and [[Lakeview]] areas. | ||
A new [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10/22]] was opened on [[July 1]], [[2009]] at 4439 [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]]. | Before [[1976]] the original front-facing garage bay was closed in and a new 2-bay garage was added on the [[32nd Street South|32nd Street]] side of the building. The original Spanish tile roof had also been replaced with asphalt shingles. | ||
The building was listed along with Birmingham's other [[Historic fire stations]] in a multiple property listing on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in [[1990]]. | |||
A recommendation from Firescope, Inc. led to plans to replace Station No. 22 and [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10]] in [[South Avondale]] with a new combined station. [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10/22]] was opened on [[July 1]], [[2009]] at 4439 [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]]. | |||
In April [[2010]] a proposal was made to demolish the fire station, a neighboring service station, and [[Bogue's Restaurant]] to construct a 14,250 square-foot Walgreen's pharmacy with a 62-car parking lot and drive-through window. | In April [[2010]] a proposal was made to demolish the fire station, a neighboring service station, and [[Bogue's Restaurant]] to construct a 14,250 square-foot Walgreen's pharmacy with a 62-car parking lot and drive-through window. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Coman, Victoria L. (January 5, 2008) "South Avondale fire station bid accepted. No. 22/10 to replace two outdated facilities." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
* Cooper, Lauren B. (April 23, 2010) "City searching for development ideas for firehouse in Lakeview district." ''Birmingham Business Journal'' | |||
* Erdreich, Jeremy (April 28, 2010) "[http://constructbirmingham.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/4-alarm-shock/ 4-Alarm Shock]". Bhamarchitect's Blog | * Erdreich, Jeremy (April 28, 2010) "[http://constructbirmingham.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/4-alarm-shock/ 4-Alarm Shock]". Bhamarchitect's Blog | ||
* Tomberlin, Michael (April 28, 2010) "Birmingham design panel objects to planned Walgreens drive-through." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.local117brffa.org/gallery/station%2022/index.html Station 22] at local117brffa.com | |||
[[Category:Birmingham fire stations|22]] | [[Category:Birmingham fire stations|22]] | ||
[[Category:1927 buildings]] | |||
[[Category:1927 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:2009 disestablishments]] | [[Category:2009 disestablishments]] | ||
[[Category:Historic fire stations]] | [[Category:Historic fire stations]] | ||
[[Category:Threatened structures]] | |||
[[Category:Clairmont Avenue]] | [[Category:Clairmont Avenue]] | ||
[[Category:32nd Street South]] | [[Category:32nd Street South]] | ||
[[Category:Vacant buildings]] | [[Category:Vacant buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 28 April 2010
Birmingham Fire Station No. 22 was a fire station located at 3114 Clairmont Avenue. It was built in 1927 in a Spanish mission style designed by architect George Turner to serve the Clairmont and Lakeview areas.
Before 1976 the original front-facing garage bay was closed in and a new 2-bay garage was added on the 32nd Street side of the building. The original Spanish tile roof had also been replaced with asphalt shingles.
The building was listed along with Birmingham's other Historic fire stations in a multiple property listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
A recommendation from Firescope, Inc. led to plans to replace Station No. 22 and Birmingham Fire Station No. 10 in South Avondale with a new combined station. Birmingham Fire Station No. 10/22 was opened on July 1, 2009 at 4439 5th Avenue South in Avondale.
In April 2010 a proposal was made to demolish the fire station, a neighboring service station, and Bogue's Restaurant to construct a 14,250 square-foot Walgreen's pharmacy with a 62-car parking lot and drive-through window.
References
- Coman, Victoria L. (January 5, 2008) "South Avondale fire station bid accepted. No. 22/10 to replace two outdated facilities." Birmingham News
- Cooper, Lauren B. (April 23, 2010) "City searching for development ideas for firehouse in Lakeview district." Birmingham Business Journal
- Erdreich, Jeremy (April 28, 2010) "4-Alarm Shock". Bhamarchitect's Blog
- Tomberlin, Michael (April 28, 2010) "Birmingham design panel objects to planned Walgreens drive-through." Birmingham News
External links
- Station 22 at local117brffa.com