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The '''Simon Block''' was a commercial structure developed by [[H. Simon]] around [[1886]], on the southeast corner of [[3rd Avenue North]] and [[19th Street North]] on [[Block 86]] of [[downtown Birmingham]].
The '''Simon Block''' was a commercial structure developed by [[Henry Simon]] around [[1886]], on the southeast corner of [[3rd Avenue North]] and [[19th Street North]] on [[Block 86]] of [[downtown Birmingham]].


The building was erected by the [[Decker-Gilreath Construction Co.]]. It was demolished before [[1939]] when the [[F. W. Woolworth Co.]] built their new modern store at that location.
The building was erected by the [[Decker-Gilreath Construction Co.]]. It was demolished before [[1939]] when the [[F. W. Woolworth Co.]] built their new modern store at that location.


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==Tenants==
==Tenants==
* [[Orion Dozier]]'s [[Southern Medical Dispensery]]
* 19th Street North:
** 217: clothier (1891), [[D. B. Luster]] shoe store (1897–1907)
** 219: [[Otto Seemann & Bro.]] fish seller (1888), clothier (1891), [[R. J. Keife]] (1907), [[The French Bootery]] ladies' shoes (1925), [[Woolworth's]] (1957)
** 221: [[Paris & Govatos]] restaurant (1904), [[George Peppas]] / [[Goodyear Rain Coat Co.]] (1907), [[Kanakas & Regas]] restaurant (1910), [[Little Gem Café]] (1920)
** 223-225: [[E. I. Simon & Bro.]] saloon (1891–1907)
*** 223: [[K. D. Likis]] (1907)
*** 225: bank (1891)
* 3rd Avenue North:
** 1901: [[W. G. Patterson Cigar Co.]] (1926), [[L. A. Moore Shop]] (1929)
** 1901B: [[The Song Shoppe]] (1926-1927)
** 1903: [[Boston Hatters]] (1926), [[Dixie Shirt Shop]] (1929)
** 1905: [[Slayton & Mauldin saloon]] (1899), [[Guarantee Shoe Co.]] (1907–1929)
** 1907: [[Burn Jewelry Co.]] (1907), [[Marie Louise]] sodas, confectionery & lunches (1925), [[Martha Washington Candy Store]] / [[Marie Louise Flower Shop]] (1926) [[Mance Millinery Co.]] (1929), [[Berry's Smart Shoes]] (1935)


[[Category:3rd Avenue North]]
* Rooms:
[[Category:19th Street North]]
** 1–3: [[Southern Medical Dispensery]] ([[Orion Dozier]] 1897)
[[Category:Block 86]]
** 2-4: [[D. C. Cryer]] loans (1897)
[[Category:1880s buildings]]
** 5: [[Herman Simon]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings]]
** 6: [[D. Dearness]] agent (1897)
** 7: [[James Bennett]] (1897)
** 9: [[J. J. Mullan]] monuments (1897)
** 10–12: [[International Migration Society]] (1897)
** 11: [[D. B. Luster]] shoemaker (1897)
** 13–15: [[Orion Dozier]] (1897)
** 14-16: Mrs [[S. K. Roche]] (1897)
** 17: [[May Boatright]] (1897)
** [[B. C. Lighter]] (1907)
** [[Edwards-Reagor Land and Investment Co.]] (1907)
** [[J. H. Sims]] physician (1907)
** [[McDuffie Bros.]]
** [[Southern Indemnity Association]]
 
[[Category:Simon Block|*]]
[[Category:1886 buildings]]
[[Category:1939 demolitions]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 24 January 2021

The Simon Block was a commercial structure developed by Henry Simon around 1886, on the southeast corner of 3rd Avenue North and 19th Street North on Block 86 of downtown Birmingham.

The building was erected by the Decker-Gilreath Construction Co.. It was demolished before 1939 when the F. W. Woolworth Co. built their new modern store at that location.

Tenants

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