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The '''Finley Memorial Yard''' was a rail yard located  and shop complex formerly occupying the site of the [[Alabama Farmers Market]] on [[Finley Avenue]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Acipco-Finley]] neighborhood.


The yard was built in [[1914]]-[[1915]] by the [[Southern Railway]] at a cost of $660,000. It was named after [[William Finley|William Wilson Finley]], the railroad's second president, who had died in [[1913]]. The shops at Finley Yard were used to construct a replica of the 1830 "[[Best Friend of Charleston]]" locomotive engine in [[1928]]. The yard was dismantled in [[1952]] as Southern moved its operations to the [[Norris Yard]] in [[Irondale]] and sold the property to the [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]] and the Alabama Farmers Market.


The Finley Yard And Shop Complex was a rail yard located in the [[Acipco-Finley]] neighborhood that was originally located on the site of the [[Alabama Farmers Market]] on [[Finley Ave]] The yard was built in 1915 by the [[Southern Rairoad]] and was named after [[William Wilson Finley]] (1853-1913) who was the second president of the [[Southern Railroad]] who succeeded [[Samuel Spencer]] as first president of the railway until his death in 1906, and Finley died seven years later. It is also known as the Finley Memorial Yard. The railroad invested $660,000 for construction, which began in 1914. The first replica of the [[Best Friend of Charleston]] was built there in 1928. It was the first American-built engine, and the first to begin passenger service in the United States, and the first to suffer a boiler explosion. It ran on Christmas Day in 1830 on the [[South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company]], [[Southern Railroad]]'s oldest predecessor line. The yard was dismantled in 1952, as the railroad had relocated it's operations in Alabama to the [[Norris Yard]]. Around that time, at least 20 dilapidated structures remained until the railroad sold the site off to the [[AAlabama Farmers Market]], which the railroad co-established with. The yard was retained to be in use by the [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]]. Only three structures remain at the yard site, including a roundhouse, that was used by the [[Shaw Warehouse Company]] who renovated it and converted it to a warehouse. It is the largest remaining roundhouse in the state and in poor condition, with 25 stalls, and the oldest structure of the three. The backshop, which is located west of roundhouse, was built in 1920. It was owned by Feralloy, who located to [[Decatur]], and it is currently owned by Mill Steel. An interlocking tower is located on [[Center Street]] south of the roundhouse.
About 20 structures remained on the part of the site used by ACIPCO. The [[Shaw Warehouse Company]] purchased the [[Finley Yard Roundhouse|Roundhouse]] and used it for warehouse storage. The [[1920]] backshop was purchased by [[Feralloy]] and later sold to [[Mill Steel]]. The former [[Finley Yard Interlocking Tower|Interlocking Tower]] still stands on [[Center Street]], south of the roundhouse.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:07, 29 March 2016

The Finley Memorial Yard was a rail yard located and shop complex formerly occupying the site of the Alabama Farmers Market on Finley Avenue in Birmingham's Acipco-Finley neighborhood.

The yard was built in 1914-1915 by the Southern Railway at a cost of $660,000. It was named after William Wilson Finley, the railroad's second president, who had died in 1913. The shops at Finley Yard were used to construct a replica of the 1830 "Best Friend of Charleston" locomotive engine in 1928. The yard was dismantled in 1952 as Southern moved its operations to the Norris Yard in Irondale and sold the property to the American Cast Iron Pipe Company and the Alabama Farmers Market.

About 20 structures remained on the part of the site used by ACIPCO. The Shaw Warehouse Company purchased the Roundhouse and used it for warehouse storage. The 1920 backshop was purchased by Feralloy and later sold to Mill Steel. The former Interlocking Tower still stands on Center Street, south of the roundhouse.

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