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The '''Peanut Place''' was a retail peanut roaster located in the former [[Peanut Depot]] at 2016 [[Morris Avenue]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. The business used the antique roasters that were left when the Peanut Depot moved to the [[Parkside District]] in [[2016]].
The '''Peanut Place''' was a retail peanut roaster located in the former [[Peanut Depot]] at 2016 [[Morris Avenue]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. The business used the antique roasters that were left when the Peanut Depot moved to the [[Parkside District]] in [[2016]].


Peanut Place was operated by building owner [[John Cassimus (engineer)|John Cassimus]], whose family were the original founders of Peanut Depot.
Peanut Place was operated by building owner [[John Cassimus (engineer)|John Cassimus]], whose grandfather was the original founder of Peanut Depot.


In [[2018]] a new business, the [[Alabama Peanut Co.]], took over the location and the historic roasters.
In [[2018]] a new business, the [[Alabama Peanut Co.]], took over the location and the historic roasters.

Revision as of 12:08, 9 December 2020

The Peanut Place was a retail peanut roaster located in the former Peanut Depot at 2016 Morris Avenue in downtown Birmingham. The business used the antique roasters that were left when the Peanut Depot moved to the Parkside District in 2016.

Peanut Place was operated by building owner John Cassimus, whose grandfather was the original founder of Peanut Depot.

In 2018 a new business, the Alabama Peanut Co., took over the location and the historic roasters.

References

  • Erdreich, Jeremy (April 21, 2016) "Peanuts (2)" Bhamarchitect's Blog
  • Van der Bijl, Hanno (May 2, 2018) "New peanut shop moves into iconic Morris Avenue space." Birmingham Business Journal
  • Robertson, Terri (May 4, 2018) "Alabama Peanut Co. leases historic Morris Avenue location." BhamNow
  • Carlton, Bob (March 6, 2019) "Keeping an Alabama peanut tradition alive, 111 years later." The Birmingham News