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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 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. | The '''Eagle Hotel''', later 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. In [[1903]] it was operated by [[W. T. Newberry]] and offered rooms starting at $1 per day. | ||
In [[1909]] the hotel, | In [[1909]] the hotel, operated by [[J. B. Kennedy]], charged $2 and $4 per day on the "American Plan" (meals included). It 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¢. | 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¢. [[J. W. Cullpepper]] was proprietor of the hotel in [[1920]]. | ||
In [[1926]] the business was being operated as the '''Hotel Al-Bert''' with [[R. C. Bedell]] as manager. In [[1930]] it was called the '''Clayton Hotel'''. By [[1941]] it was known as the '''Vulcan Hotel'''. | |||
The ground floor was later converted into a [[Star Super Market]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 26 December 2020
- This article is about the hotel on 2nd & 24th. For the high-rise hotel on 2nd & 17th, see Thomas Jefferson Hotel.
The Eagle Hotel, later 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. In 1903 it was operated by W. T. Newberry and offered rooms starting at $1 per day.
In 1909 the hotel, operated by J. B. Kennedy, charged $2 and $4 per day on the "American Plan" (meals included). It 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¢. J. W. Cullpepper was proprietor of the hotel in 1920.
In 1926 the business was being operated as the Hotel Al-Bert with R. C. Bedell as manager. In 1930 it was called the Clayton Hotel. By 1941 it was known as the Vulcan Hotel.
The ground floor was later converted into a Star Super Market.
References
- The Shoppers' Guide of Greater Birmingham, The Trade Center of Alabama (1909) Birmingham: Davis Advertising & Sales Co.