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The '''Crestwood Shopping Center''' is a neighborhood shopping center located on the northwest corner of the intersection between [[Crestwood Boulevard]] and [[56th Street South]] in [[Crestwood]]. It was developed by the [[Jackson Securities and Investment Company]] as part of their 200-acre post-war [[Crestwood South|Crestwood]] residential community.
'''Crestwood Village''' (formerly '''Crestwood Shopping Center''' and '''Shoppes of Crestwood''') is a 38,168-square foot neighborhood shopping center located on a 3-acres site on the northwest corner of the intersection between [[Crestwood Boulevard]] and [[56th Street South]] in [[Crestwood]]. It was developed by [[Ervin Jackson]]'s [[Jackson Securities and Investment Company]] as part of their 200-acre post-war [[Crestwood South|Crestwood]] residential community.


The shopping center itself opened on [[June 27]], [[1957]] with a 10,000 square foot [[Western Supermarket]], [[Utopia Cleaners and Laundry|Utopia Custom Cleaners]] and [[Elliott Drugs]] as the first tenants. Other original tenants included a service station, hardware store, bakery, and shoe repair shop.
Though Jackson had marked the site as "Reserved for Crestwood Business Section" on his original subdivision map, he did not apply for a commercial rezoning until [[1946]]. With no specific plans ready to go, he allowed the matter to lose momentum at City Hall, finally getting the zoning officially changed in September [[1950]]. In January [[1953]] Jackson and partner [[Newman Waters]] announced plans for a modern shopping center, including a Shell gasoline station at the corner. This prospect engendered fierce opposition from many Crestwood residents, who formed a committee to oppose Jackson and Water's plans. After their requests to reverse the rezoning or construct a park in place of the shopping center failed, they went to court. A state circuit court decided that the gas station could be considered a public nuisance and should be moved away from the corner. That decision was overturned in June [[1955]] after a cross-appeal to the [[Alabama Supreme Court]]. As he had promised, committee leader and attorney [[William Soroka]] appealed the matter to the United States Supreme Court, but they declined to review the decision. Construction of the Shell station proceeded, and it opened in [[1956]].
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==Tenants==
The shopping center itself opened on [[June 27]], [[1957]] with a 10,000 square foot [[Western Supermarket]] managed by [[R. R. Glasscock]], [[Utopia Cleaners and Laundry|Utopia Custom Cleaners]] and [[Elliott Drugs]] as the first tenants. An 11-store expansion was begun just a few months later, in March [[1958]], bringing the center to 36,000 square feet, doubling parking capacity to 144 spaces, and adding a continuous canopy over the shop entrances. F. H. Hoar and Sons was the contractor.
===Original===
 
* 5514: [[Western Supermarket]] ([[R. R. Glasscock]], manager)
Other original tenants included a hardware store, bakery, and shoe repair shop. The Waters family bought out the Jacksons' stake after the center opened. They continued to own and lease the shopping center until [[2014]].
* [[Utopia Cleaners and Laundry|Utopia Custom Cleaners]] ([[Bertie Liner]], manager, [[Mike Apostalakas]], dry-cleaning chief)
 
* [[Elliott Drugs]] ([[James Elliott]], pharmacist and owner)
That year the property was sold to a group including attorney [[Payne Baker]] and [[Crestwood Tavern]] owner [[Mike Millican]] for $1.4 million. The new owners updated the storefronts with wooden slats and repaired and resurfaced the parking lot. They changed the name to "Shoppes of Crestwood" and [[The Filling Station]] restaurant for the vacant gas station. In [[2016]] they announced the addition of the [[Crestwood Pharmacy & Soda Fountain]].


===Former===
[[Robert Crook]] and [[Jaren Aksut]] of [[Ironvest Partners]] acquired the shopping center in [[2017]] for $3.5 million and undertook another refurbishing project, shoring up the retaining wall behind the strip, improving the landscaping and painting the brick and stucco walls an off-white color. They gave the strip its current name, drawing on the popularity of other "[[List of Villages|Village]]" neighborhood commercial districts.
* [[A Cut Above]], hair salon
* [[Hudd's Food Center]]
* [[Reeves Shoe Boutique]]


===Current===
==Tenants==
* [[Crestwood Chevron]]
* 5500 (outparcel): [[Crestwood Tavern]], former location of [[Frostop Root Beer]] (1961), [[Jesse Goin]] restaurant (1960s–1970), [[Mama Mia's Spaghettini]], [[La Mancha's]], [[Bachelor's Three]] nightclub (late 1960s), [[Lochamy's BBQ]] (late 1960s), [[Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q]] (early 1970s), [[El Gringo's]] (1970s–1980s), [[Crestwood Grill]], [[Playas del Nayarit]], [[Michoacan]]
* 5502: [[Jerome Sims]] and [[Don Taylor]], State Farm Insurance
* 5500B (lower level): [[Soderhamn Machine Manufacturing Co.]] (1970), [[The Fit Facility]] (August 2019–)
* 5504A: [[1st Avenue Upholstery]]
* 5502: former location of [[Casual Aire]] women's clothing (1970), [[Jerome Sims]] / [[Don Taylor]], State Farm Insurance (-2016)
* 5504D: [[Hi-Tech Hair]]
** 5502A: [[Crestwood Pharmacy & Soda Fountain]] (2017–), former location of [[Casual Aire]] women's clothes (1964)
** 5502B: [[Thank You Books]] (2019–)
* 5504: [[The Total Joint Physical Therapy]] ([[Jimmy Dunn]] 2022–), former location of [[A Cut Above]], hair salon
** 5504A: [[1st Avenue Upholstery]]
** 5504B: [[Park Lane Flowers]], former location of [[Crestwood Beauty Salon]] (1964–1970), [[Elements]] (2017–2019)
** 5504C: former location of [[William McLendon]] dentist (1964–1970)
** 5504D: [[Hi-Tech Hair]] (2006–), former location of  [[Crestwood Barber Shop]] (1964–1970), [[Crestwood Beauty Salon]] (1971)
* 5506: Subway restaurant
* 5506: Subway restaurant
* 5508: [[Sol Garden]]
* 5508: [[True Story Brewing Company]] (2020–), former location of [[Crestwood Shoes]] (1964), [[Mayhew Shoes]] (1970), [[Urban Cottage]], [[Seasick Records]] / [[Newman's Classic Cuts]] (June 2015–February 2020)
* 5510: [[Finishing Touch & Alterations]]
* 5510: [[Vape Works]], former location of [[Crestwood Shoe Hospital]] (1964–1970), [[Reeves Shoe Boutique]], [[Mayhew Shoes]], [[Finishing Touch & Alterations]] (1991–), [[True Story Brewing Company]] (–2020)
* 5512: [[Crestwood Coffee]]
* 5512: [[Red Bike Coffee]] (May 2023–), former location of [[Marsh Bakers]] (1964), [[Bishop's Flowers]] (1971), [[Crestwood Coffee]] (2000s–2022)
* 5514: [[Crestwood Antiques]]
* 5514-5518: [[Urban Suburban]] antiques, former location of [[Western Supermarket]] (1957–1970s), [[Hudd's Food Center]], [[Crestwood Antiques]]
* 5520: [[Romeo's Sporting Goods]]
** 5516: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners & Laundry]]<!--([[Bertie Liner]], manager, [[Mike Apostalakas]], dry-cleaning chief)--> (1970)
* 5522: [[Vineyard Food Market]]
** 5518: former location of [[Emery 5 & 10 Store]] (1964–1970), [[Powell Carpets]] (1973)
* 5520: [[Sojourns]] (October 2020–), former location of [[Elaine Powers Figure Salon]] (1970), [[United Distributors]], [[Romeo's Sporting Goods]] (1982-2019)
* 5522: [[Vineyard Food Market]], former location of [[Elliott Drugs]] ([[James Elliott]], pharmacist and owner), later [[Crestwood Pharmacy]] ([[Vincent John Musso]] 1970–1974), [[Triple T's Food Store]]
* 5524 (outparcel): [[The Filling Station]] restaurant (2015-), former location of [[Spano Crestwood Shell]] (1970), [[Crestwood Chevron]], [[Crestwood Auto]]


==References==
==References==
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,349 First Three Stores Open Tomorrow In New Crestwood Shopping Center]" (June 26, 1957) ''Birmingham Post-Herald'' - accessed August 17, 2008 via the Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/347 Crestwood 'Fighting Mad' Over Proposed Gas Station]" (March 5, 1953) {{BPH}} via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/334 Residents of Crestwood Fight Oil Station Plans]" (April 7, 1953) {{BPH}} via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/336 Affter Long Court Fight -- Shopping Center To Be Built At Crestwood]" (November 23, 1955) {{BPH}} via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,349 First Three Stores Open Tomorrow In New Crestwood Shopping Center]" (June 26, 1957) {{BPH}} via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* Grant, Don (March 12, 1958) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/348 Crestwood Center To Add 11 Stores]" {{BPH}} via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
* Tomberlin, Michael (April 8, 2014) "Crestwood Center to become Shoppes of Crestwood after $2.5 million investment, ownership change." {{BN}}
* Chapman, Michaelle (April 8, 2014) "New owners for Crestwood Center." {{Weld}}
* Chambers, Jesse (June 15, 2016) "New owners set to transform Avondale strip mall." ''Iron City Ink''
* Van der Bijl, Hanno (August 9, 2019) "Crestwood shopping center to receive more upgrades, new tenants." {{BBJ}}


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Latest revision as of 16:09, 30 May 2023

Crestwood Village (formerly Crestwood Shopping Center and Shoppes of Crestwood) is a 38,168-square foot neighborhood shopping center located on a 3-acres site on the northwest corner of the intersection between Crestwood Boulevard and 56th Street South in Crestwood. It was developed by Ervin Jackson's Jackson Securities and Investment Company as part of their 200-acre post-war Crestwood residential community.

Though Jackson had marked the site as "Reserved for Crestwood Business Section" on his original subdivision map, he did not apply for a commercial rezoning until 1946. With no specific plans ready to go, he allowed the matter to lose momentum at City Hall, finally getting the zoning officially changed in September 1950. In January 1953 Jackson and partner Newman Waters announced plans for a modern shopping center, including a Shell gasoline station at the corner. This prospect engendered fierce opposition from many Crestwood residents, who formed a committee to oppose Jackson and Water's plans. After their requests to reverse the rezoning or construct a park in place of the shopping center failed, they went to court. A state circuit court decided that the gas station could be considered a public nuisance and should be moved away from the corner. That decision was overturned in June 1955 after a cross-appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court. As he had promised, committee leader and attorney William Soroka appealed the matter to the United States Supreme Court, but they declined to review the decision. Construction of the Shell station proceeded, and it opened in 1956.

The shopping center itself opened on June 27, 1957 with a 10,000 square foot Western Supermarket managed by R. R. Glasscock, Utopia Custom Cleaners and Elliott Drugs as the first tenants. An 11-store expansion was begun just a few months later, in March 1958, bringing the center to 36,000 square feet, doubling parking capacity to 144 spaces, and adding a continuous canopy over the shop entrances. F. H. Hoar and Sons was the contractor.

Other original tenants included a hardware store, bakery, and shoe repair shop. The Waters family bought out the Jacksons' stake after the center opened. They continued to own and lease the shopping center until 2014.

That year the property was sold to a group including attorney Payne Baker and Crestwood Tavern owner Mike Millican for $1.4 million. The new owners updated the storefronts with wooden slats and repaired and resurfaced the parking lot. They changed the name to "Shoppes of Crestwood" and The Filling Station restaurant for the vacant gas station. In 2016 they announced the addition of the Crestwood Pharmacy & Soda Fountain.

Robert Crook and Jaren Aksut of Ironvest Partners acquired the shopping center in 2017 for $3.5 million and undertook another refurbishing project, shoring up the retaining wall behind the strip, improving the landscaping and painting the brick and stucco walls an off-white color. They gave the strip its current name, drawing on the popularity of other "Village" neighborhood commercial districts.

Tenants

References

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