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This is a '''List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council''':
This is a '''List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council''':


==Before 1990==
* [[May 17]], [[1899]]: The [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]] voted to revoke a license granted to the black-owned [[Slayton & Mauldin saloon]].
* [[May 17]], [[1899]]: The [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]] voted to revoke a license granted to the black-owned [[Slayton & Mauldin saloon]].
* [[1905]]: [[Rabbit Foot Saloon]], license revoked by the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]]
* [[1905]]: [[Rabbit Foot Saloon]], license revoked by the [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen]]
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* [[September 20]], [[1949]]: The [[Jordan Park Creamery]] at 815 [[12th Street South]] had its ABC license revoked by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] for selling beer on Sunday.
* [[September 20]], [[1949]]: The [[Jordan Park Creamery]] at 815 [[12th Street South]] had its ABC license revoked by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] for selling beer on Sunday.
* 1950s: A store on [[Huntsville Road]] in [[Collegeville]] was closed down by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] at the request of [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] following a murder.
* 1950s: A store on [[Huntsville Road]] in [[Collegeville]] was closed down by the [[Birmingham City Commission]] at the request of [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] following a murder.
* [[January 13]], [[1959]]: [[Ethel James]], owner of [[Ethel's Place]] at 230 [[10th Avenue North]] had her beer license revoked because she was alleged to have sold whisky without a license the previous December. ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116523846/ethels-place-loses-its-beer-license-s/ report])
* [[February 5]], [[1961]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] revoked the beer license held by [[Robert Nix|Robert]] and [[Olivia Nix]] for the [[Rainbow Gardens Cafe]] at 1751 [[18th Street Ensley]]. Police had seen two girls dancing near the juke box and, upon investigating, found that Mr Nix had sold a beer to an 18-year-old boy. ([https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16044coll1/id/19243/rec/2 report])
* [[February 5]], [[1961]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] revoked the beer license held by [[Robert Nix|Robert]] and [[Olivia Nix]] for the [[Rainbow Gardens Cafe]] at 1751 [[18th Street Ensley]]. Police had seen two girls dancing near the juke box and, upon investigating, found that Mr Nix had sold a beer to an 18-year-old boy. ([https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16044coll1/id/19243/rec/2 report])
==1990s==
* [[September 26]], [[1995]]: [[Ulysses Smoot]] surrendered the licenses for his [[Jaguar Club]] on [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[September 26]], [[1995]]: [[Ulysses Smoot]] surrendered the licenses for his [[Jaguar Club]] on [[2nd Avenue North]].
==2000s==
* [[September 13]], [[2007]]: The city revoked [[Ty Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]] based on a pattern of mistreatment and assaults against customers.
* [[September 13]], [[2007]]: The city revoked [[Ty Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]] based on a pattern of mistreatment and assaults against customers.
* [[November 27]], [[2007]]: The city revoked the [[Screening Room]]'s business license.
* [[November 27]], [[2007]]: The city revoked the [[Screening Room]]'s business license.
* [[July 16]], [[2008]]: [[Banana Joe's]] ceased operating voluntarily under threat of closure by the city.
* [[July 16]], [[2008]]: [[Banana Joe's]] ceased operating voluntarily under threat of closure by the city.
* [[2008]]: The city opted not to renew the business license for [[Mike's Crossroads]], but a judge intervened.
* [[2008]]: The city opted not to renew the business license for [[Mike's Crossroads]], but a judge intervened.
==2010s==
* [[June 29]], [[2010]]: The council revoked [[Leovigildo Castro]]'s license to operate the [[Continental Ballroom]].
* [[June 29]], [[2010]]: The council revoked [[Leovigildo Castro]]'s license to operate the [[Continental Ballroom]].
* [[September 22]], [[2010]]: [[Zen]] was declared a public nuisance and closed.
* [[September 22]], [[2010]]: [[Zen]] was declared a public nuisance and closed.
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* [[October 31]], [[2017]]: [[Skky]] dance club in the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]] after numerous complaints about gang-related fights and various nuisances.  ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/10/birmingham_council_revokes_skk.html report])
* [[October 31]], [[2017]]: [[Skky]] dance club in the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]] after numerous complaints about gang-related fights and various nuisances.  ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/10/birmingham_council_revokes_skk.html report])
* [[March 27]], [[2018]]: The city revoked [[Hoang Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]]. She is the wife of [[Ty Nguyen]], whose license had been revoked in [[2007]], and who was implicated in another shooting at the store where he was working as a clerk. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/03/birmingham_council_deems_north.html report])
* [[March 27]], [[2018]]: The city revoked [[Hoang Nguyen]]'s license to operate the [[Texaco Super Deli]] on [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard North]]. She is the wife of [[Ty Nguyen]], whose license had been revoked in [[2007]], and who was implicated in another shooting at the store where he was working as a clerk. ([http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/03/birmingham_council_deems_north.html report])
==2020s==
* [[October 12]], [[2021]]: The city revoked the business and liquor licenses for [[Club Euphoria]] at 7 [[15th Street West]] in [[Rising-West Princeton]] ([https://www.al.com/crime/2021/10/birmingham-city-council-votes-to-revoke-club-euphoria-license.html report])
* [[November 16]], [[2021]]: The City Council voted to revoke the license of the [[USA Economy Lodge]] at 7941 [[Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Eastwood]], having already given the business 8 weeks to make improvements. ([https://birminghamwatch.org/birmingham-council-revokes-crestwood-boulevard-motel-license-after-crime-complaints/ report])


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==Developments==
==Developments==
In May [[2013]] the Council adopted the "[[Kevin Felder ordinance]]" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2009|fatal stabbing]] outside [[Club Zen]] which led to its closure.
In May [[2013]] the Council adopted the "[[Kevin Felder ordinance]]" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a [[List of Birmingham homicides in 2009|fatal stabbing]] outside [[Club Zen]] which led to its closure.
In [[2020]] [[Birmingham City Attorney]] [[Nicole King]] established the "Office of the City Attorney's Drug and Nuisance Abatement Team" (OCA-DNAT) which has filed civil suits against businesses which are determined to have fostered nuisance conditions through negligence. The office takes complaints from the public and through the [[Birmingham Police Department]]. Businesses served with suits in 2020–2021 include the [[Monarch Ridge Apartments]] in [[Apple Valley]] and the [[Town Motel]] in [[Graymont]]. In May [[2024]], following [[2024 Birmingham homicides|a major shootout]], King's office drafted a complaint against 3rd Avenue Ventures LLC and Express Mart of AL LLC, operators of the [[Shell]] gas station and [[Boston Fish Supreme]] restaurant at 800 [[3rd Avenue West]] in [[Bush Hills]]. The suit accused the businesses as serving as "a launching pad for criminal activity."


==References==
==References==
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* Bryant, Joseph D. (March 18, 2014) "Good Friends restaurant where owner shot at customer loses license, is shut down by Birmingham City Council." {{BN}}
* Bryant, Joseph D. (March 18, 2014) "Good Friends restaurant where owner shot at customer loses license, is shut down by Birmingham City Council." {{BN}}
* Edgemon, Erin (November 15, 2017) "Birmingham shut down at least 16 clubs, businesses in last 10 years." {{BN}}
* Edgemon, Erin (November 15, 2017) "Birmingham shut down at least 16 clubs, businesses in last 10 years." {{BN}}
* Robinson, Carol (September 22, 2021) "City sues Town Motel in west Birmingham over illegal drug activity and violence." {{BN}}
* Robinson, Carol (May 6, 2024) "Birmingham sues Third Avenue West businesses for being a ‘launching pad for criminal activity’." {{AL}}


==External links==
==External links==
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/digital/collection/p16044coll1/id/25960 License Hearings Since November 1937]" (1962) Typescript in the Theophilus Eugene 'Bull'  Connor Collection, Number 268 at Birmingham Public Library Archives - via {{BPLDC}}
* "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/digital/collection/p16044coll1/id/25960 License Hearings Since November 1937]" (1962) Typescript in the Theophilus Eugene 'Bull'  Connor Collection, Number 268 at Birmingham Public Library Archives - via {{BPLDC}}

Revision as of 10:10, 8 May 2024

This is a List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council:

Before 1990

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

This list is incomplete and may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. You can help Bhamwiki by expanding it.

Developments

In May 2013 the Council adopted the "Kevin Felder ordinance" creating new security and reporting requirements for nightclubs and event venues. It was named in memory of the victim of a fatal stabbing outside Club Zen which led to its closure.

In 2020 Birmingham City Attorney Nicole King established the "Office of the City Attorney's Drug and Nuisance Abatement Team" (OCA-DNAT) which has filed civil suits against businesses which are determined to have fostered nuisance conditions through negligence. The office takes complaints from the public and through the Birmingham Police Department. Businesses served with suits in 2020–2021 include the Monarch Ridge Apartments in Apple Valley and the Town Motel in Graymont. In May 2024, following a major shootout, King's office drafted a complaint against 3rd Avenue Ventures LLC and Express Mart of AL LLC, operators of the Shell gas station and Boston Fish Supreme restaurant at 800 3rd Avenue West in Bush Hills. The suit accused the businesses as serving as "a launching pad for criminal activity."

References

External links

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