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:''This article is about the hotel on 2nd & 24th. For the high-rise hotel on 2nd & 17th, see [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]].'' | :''This article is about the hotel on 2nd & 24th. For the high-rise hotel on 2nd & 17th, see [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]].'' | ||
[[Image:Eagle Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Eagle Hotel in the 1950s, with [[Star Super Market]] in the ground floor]] | [[Image:Eagle Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Eagle Hotel in the 1950s, with [[Star Super Market]] in the ground floor]] | ||
The '''Hotel Jefferson''' was a 4-story | The '''Hotel Jefferson''' was a hotel located in the 4-story [[Wood Building]] at the corner of [[24th Street North|24th Street]] and [[2nd Avenue North]] in the early 1900s. It was operated by [[J. B. Kennedy]]. | ||
In [[1909]] the hotel, which charged $2 and $4 per day on the "American Plan" (meals included), offered steam heat and private baths, and sent porters to meet all trains at the nearby [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]. It was the official headquarters of "Post B" of the Travelers' Protective Association of America. | In [[1909]] the hotel, which charged $2 and $4 per day on the "American Plan" (meals included), offered steam heat and private baths, and sent porters to meet all trains at the nearby [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]. It was the official headquarters of "Post B" of the Travelers' Protective Association of America. | ||
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By [[1918]], under the proprietorship of [[R. H. Borders]], the hotel offered American Plan rates of $2 and up, and rooms on the "European Plan" (no meals) for 75¢. | By [[1918]], under the proprietorship of [[R. H. Borders]], the hotel offered American Plan rates of $2 and up, and rooms on the "European Plan" (no meals) for 75¢. | ||
Later the | Later the business operated as the '''Eagle Hotel'''. The ground floor was converted into a [[Star Super Market]]. | ||
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Revision as of 08:21, 30 May 2015
- This article is about the hotel on 2nd & 24th. For the high-rise hotel on 2nd & 17th, see Thomas Jefferson Hotel.
Eagle Hotel in the 1950s, with Star Super Market in the ground floor
The Hotel Jefferson was a hotel located in the 4-story Wood Building at the corner of 24th Street and 2nd Avenue North in the early 1900s. It was operated by J. B. Kennedy.
In 1909 the hotel, which charged $2 and $4 per day on the "American Plan" (meals included), offered steam heat and private baths, and sent porters to meet all trains at the nearby Birmingham Terminal Station. It was the official headquarters of "Post B" of the Travelers' Protective Association of America.
By 1918, under the proprietorship of R. H. Borders, the hotel offered American Plan rates of $2 and up, and rooms on the "European Plan" (no meals) for 75¢.
Later the business operated as the Eagle Hotel. The ground floor was converted into a Star Super Market.
References
- The Shoppers' Guide of Greater Birmingham, The Trade Center of Alabama (1909) Birmingham: Davis Advertising & Sales Co.