Shoney's Big Boy

Shoney's Big Boy is a national restaurant chain. In 1971 it had five locations in Birmingham.

The downtown location, at 221-231 20th Street North, was known as a "gay friendly" late-night spot in the early 1970s.

The "Big Boy" statue from the Hoover location was stolen on April 22, 1979 and re-discovered on the roof of Berry High School two days later.

Locations

• 7757 Crestwood Boulevard
• 96 Weibel Drive, Midfield
• 9125 Parkway East
• 221 20th Street North
• 1037 3rd Avenue West
• 512 Fieldstown Road, Gardendale
• Hoover Mall, opened 1970s

References

• "Barfly" Eastern edition (1973), via the Invisible Histories Project