Lovelady Thrift Store
Lovelady Thrift Store is a thrift store operated for the benefit of the Lovelady Center at 7720 Ludington Lane in Eastwood.
The thrift store occupies a 36,900 square-foot building built originally for now-bankrupt national electronic chain Circuit City, which abandoned the site in 2007 and moved to The Pinnacle in Trussville. The site was vacant until March, 2010 when the Lovelady Thrift Store opened.
Brenda Spahn, executive director and founder of Lovelady Center, partnered with Greg Giles, president of Brook Valley Management, who invested the more than $300,000 it took to open the thrift store. Giles' family operates successful thrift stores in other areas.
The thrift store is the main source of income for the Lovelady Center, a 9- to 12-month faith-based residential treatment and recovery center for women and children located in the former East End Hospital in East Lake.
References
- Tomberlin, Michael (January 7, 2010) "Lovelady Center charity, ministry transforming vacant Circuit City store in Eastwood into thrift store." Birmingham News
- Dedman, Christie (March 8, 2010) "The Lovelady Thrift Store is open for business in Irondale (sic)." Birmingham News