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'''Shoe Center''' was a shoe store that was located at 2020 [[2nd Avenue North]]. It was opened in March [[1949]] by former department store show buyer [[Izz Eubanks]]. | [[Image:The Shoe Tree sign.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Sign for "The Shoe Tree"]] | ||
'''Shoe Center''' was a shoe store that was located at 2020 [[2nd Avenue North]] near the [[Melba Theater]]. It was opened in March [[1949]] by former department store show buyer [[Izz Eubanks]]. The store featured samples and "cancellation" shoes that were ordered but never received by larger retailers. | |||
The store was renamed '''The Shoe Tree''' around [[1955]] and a neon sign featuring a palm tree laden with high-heeled shoes was installed. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/IzzEubanks(3-49).jpg New Downtown Shoe Store Opens]" (March __, 1949) | * "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/IzzEubanks(3-49).jpg New Downtown Shoe Store Opens]" (March __, 1949) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | ||
[[Category:Shoe stores]] | [[Category:Shoe stores]] | ||
[[Category:1949 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | [[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:03, 18 February 2023
Shoe Center was a shoe store that was located at 2020 2nd Avenue North near the Melba Theater. It was opened in March 1949 by former department store show buyer Izz Eubanks. The store featured samples and "cancellation" shoes that were ordered but never received by larger retailers.
The store was renamed The Shoe Tree around 1955 and a neon sign featuring a palm tree laden with high-heeled shoes was installed.
| To left: 2018 (Studio Book Shop) |
2nd Avenue North 2020 |
To right: 2022 (Melba Theater) |
References
- "New Downtown Shoe Store Opens" (March __, 1949) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
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