J. L. Chalifoux & Co.

The J. L. Chalifoux & Co. was a large men's clothing store operating in downtown Birmingham from 1890 to 1907. It was a second location of the retailer founded in Lowell, Massachusetts by Joseph L. Chalifoux, and was managed by his brother, Oliver.

Beginning in 1893 the store operated from the ground floor of the 5-story Chalifoux Building on the southwest corner of 19th Street and 1st Avenue North.

The store closed during the 1907 financial panic, and the building burned down soon later.

References

• "An Industrial Review of the General Business Interests of Birmingham and the cities and towns comprising the great state of Alabama" (1904) Birmingham: Post B, Alabama Division, Travelers Protective Association
• White, Marjorie Longenecker (1977) Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society.