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'''Home Depot''' is an Atlanta, Georgia-based "big box" home and garden retail chain. The company entered the [[Birmingham]] market with three stores | [[Image:Home Depot logo.png|right|155px]] | ||
'''The Home Depot''' is an Atlanta, Georgia-based "big box" home and garden retail chain. The company, founded in [[1978]], entered the [[Birmingham]] market with three stores which opened in [[1995]]. The company now has 11 stores in central Alabama and over 2,200 in North America and China. The current chairman and CEO is Frank Blake. | |||
When | When the first Birmingham stores opened, they each took spots near an existing [[Home Quarters Warehouse]]. The first was near the [[Galleria 10]] theater at the [[Riverchase Galleria]]. The second was at [[Eastwood Festival Center]]. That store had originally been proposed for the site of [[Lawson Field]], but engineering questions arose. The third location opened on a site near the [[Flintridge Building]] in [[Fairfield]], lured by $1 million in infrastructure improvements pledged by then-mayor [[Larry Langford]]. | ||
In [[2000]], Home Depot offered the city of [[Homewood]] $2.8 million for 12.12 acres the city owned between [[Green Springs Highway]] and [[Columbiana Road]], just south of [[Oxmoor Road]], so they could build a 130,000-square-foot store on the property. Residents opposed the purchase and the Homewood Planning and Development Committee asked the City Council to reject the proposal. [[Edgewood Town Center]], anchored by [[Publix]], was later built on the site instead. | |||
The company opened a 600,000 square-foot [[Home Depot rapid deployment center]] at the [[JeffMet McCalla]] industrial park in November [[2009]]. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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* 7001 [[Crestwood Boulevard]], [[Crestwood Festival Center]] (1995–) | * 7001 [[Crestwood Boulevard]], [[Crestwood Festival Center]] (1995–) | ||
* 6405 [[Flintridge Drive]], [[Fairfield]] (1995–) | * 6405 [[Flintridge Drive]], [[Fairfield]] (1995–) | ||
* 4995 [[U. S. Highway 280]], [[Inverness]] | * 4995 [[U. S. Highway 280]], [[Inverness]] (c. [[1999]]–) | ||
* 1460 [[U. S. Highway 280]], [[Alexander City]] | * 1460 [[U. S. Highway 280]], [[Alexander City]] | ||
* 1808 [[U. S. Highway 78]], [[Jasper]] | * 1808 [[U. S. Highway 78]], [[Jasper]] | ||
* 3191 [[Pelham Parkway]], [[Pelham]] | * 3191 [[Pelham Parkway]], [[Pelham]] (c. [[2002]]–) | ||
* 289 [[Vaughan Lane]], [[Pell City]] | * 289 [[Vaughan Lane]], [[Pell City]] | ||
* 41310 [[U. S. Highway 280]], [[Sylacauga]] | * 41310 [[U. S. Highway 280]], [[Sylacauga]] | ||
* 1600 [[Gadsden Highway]], [[Trussville]] | * 1600 [[Gadsden Highway]], [[Colonial Promenade at Tutwiler Farm]], [[Trussville]] ([[2000]]–) | ||
* 1601 13th Avenue East, [[Tuscaloosa]] | * 1601 13th Avenue East, [[Tuscaloosa]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Anderson, Jon (March 17, 1994) "Home Depot plans 3 Birmingham stores: Riverchase, Fairfield, Eastwood sites chosen." ''Birmingham News'' | * Anderson, Jon (March 17, 1994) "Home Depot plans 3 Birmingham stores: Riverchase, Fairfield, Eastwood sites chosen." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* "Homewood Residents Tell Company, 'No Home Depot'" (August 15, 2000) ''Birmingham News''. Page 3-B. | |||
* "Homewood Planning Board Against Home Depot Plan." (August 25, 2000). ''Birmingham News''. Page 4-C . | |||
* Cooper, Lauren B. (November 18, 2009) "Home Depot opens McCalla distribution center." ''Birmingham Business Journal'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Retail chains]] | [[Category:Retail chains]] | ||
[[Category:Big box stores]] | [[Category:Big box stores]] | ||
[[Category:1978 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1995 buildings]] | [[Category:1995 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Riverchase Galleria]] | [[Category:Riverchase Galleria]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:52, 3 May 2012
The Home Depot is an Atlanta, Georgia-based "big box" home and garden retail chain. The company, founded in 1978, entered the Birmingham market with three stores which opened in 1995. The company now has 11 stores in central Alabama and over 2,200 in North America and China. The current chairman and CEO is Frank Blake.
When the first Birmingham stores opened, they each took spots near an existing Home Quarters Warehouse. The first was near the Galleria 10 theater at the Riverchase Galleria. The second was at Eastwood Festival Center. That store had originally been proposed for the site of Lawson Field, but engineering questions arose. The third location opened on a site near the Flintridge Building in Fairfield, lured by $1 million in infrastructure improvements pledged by then-mayor Larry Langford.
In 2000, Home Depot offered the city of Homewood $2.8 million for 12.12 acres the city owned between Green Springs Highway and Columbiana Road, just south of Oxmoor Road, so they could build a 130,000-square-foot store on the property. Residents opposed the purchase and the Homewood Planning and Development Committee asked the City Council to reject the proposal. Edgewood Town Center, anchored by Publix, was later built on the site instead.
The company opened a 600,000 square-foot Home Depot rapid deployment center at the JeffMet McCalla industrial park in November 2009.
Locations
- 3670 Galleria Circle, Riverchase Galleria (1995–)
- 7001 Crestwood Boulevard, Crestwood Festival Center (1995–)
- 6405 Flintridge Drive, Fairfield (1995–)
- 4995 U. S. Highway 280, Inverness (c. 1999–)
- 1460 U. S. Highway 280, Alexander City
- 1808 U. S. Highway 78, Jasper
- 3191 Pelham Parkway, Pelham (c. 2002–)
- 289 Vaughan Lane, Pell City
- 41310 U. S. Highway 280, Sylacauga
- 1600 Gadsden Highway, Colonial Promenade at Tutwiler Farm, Trussville (2000–)
- 1601 13th Avenue East, Tuscaloosa
References
- Anderson, Jon (March 17, 1994) "Home Depot plans 3 Birmingham stores: Riverchase, Fairfield, Eastwood sites chosen." Birmingham News
- "Homewood Residents Tell Company, 'No Home Depot'" (August 15, 2000) Birmingham News. Page 3-B.
- "Homewood Planning Board Against Home Depot Plan." (August 25, 2000). Birmingham News. Page 4-C .
- Cooper, Lauren B. (November 18, 2009) "Home Depot opens McCalla distribution center." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Home Depot website