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The '''Vestavia Shopping Center''' was the original name for the northernmost portion of the present [[Vestavia Hills City Center]] on [[Montgomery Highway]] in [[Vestavia Hills]]. | The '''Vestavia Shopping Center''' was the original name for the northernmost portion of the present [[Vestavia Hills City Center]] on [[Montgomery Highway]] in [[Vestavia Hills]]. | ||
The $1.5 million shopping center was first developed in the late 1950s by the [[Byrd Real Estate Company]] and designed by [[Charles McCauley]]. The facade featured light-colored brick and porcelain-enameled metal panels with steel and aluminum trim. Seven stores were built in the first phase which opened in [[1956]]. Four additional spaces completed in [[1958]]. As soon as that work was done, another phase brought 10 more stores for a total of 21. | The $1.5 million shopping center was first developed in the late 1950s by the [[Byrd Real Estate Company]] and designed by [[Charles McCauley]]. The facade featured light-colored brick and porcelain-enameled metal panels with steel and aluminum trim. Seven stores were built in the first phase which opened in [[1956]]. Four additional spaces completed in [[1958]]. As soon as that work was done, another phase brought 10 more stores for a total of 21. The grand opening concluded in August [[1959]] with an appearance by Esther Williams. | ||
==Tenants== | ==Tenants== | ||
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* Cokesbury Books (originally [[Kessler's]] (1956-)) | * Cokesbury Books (originally [[Kessler's]] (1956-)) | ||
* [[Cunningham TV]] | * [[Cunningham TV]] | ||
* [[Fashion Post]] | |||
* [[Gene 'N Dud's Men's Wear]] | |||
* Harlow's Honey Fluff Donuts | * Harlow's Honey Fluff Donuts | ||
* [[Hill's]] | |||
* [[Kessler's]] | * [[Kessler's]] | ||
* [[Klein's Vestavia Flowers]] | |||
* [[Lea Drug Company]] | |||
* [[Moonlight Music Café]] (2003-2006) | * [[Moonlight Music Café]] (2003-2006) | ||
* [[Pilleteri Maytag]] | * [[Pilleteri Maytag]] | ||
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* Stein Mart (originally [[Hill's Grocery]] (1958-), then Western and Delchamp's) | * Stein Mart (originally [[Hill's Grocery]] (1958-), then Western and Delchamp's) | ||
* [[Vestavia Bake Shop]] (1956-) | * [[Vestavia Bake Shop]] (1956-) | ||
* [[Vestavia Barber Shop]] (1959-) | |||
* [[Vestavia Hardware]] (1956-) | * [[Vestavia Hardware]] (1956-) | ||
* [[Vestavia Rexall Drugs]] (formerly [[Lea Drug Store]] (1956-)) | * [[Vestavia Rexall Drugs]] (formerly [[Lea Drug Store]] (1956-)) | ||
* [[Western Super Market]] | |||
* Wolf Camera | * Wolf Camera | ||
* F. W. Woolworth (1958-) | * [[F. W. Woolworth]] (1958-) | ||
* [[Yeilding's]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1956 buildings]] | [[Category:1956 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1958 buildings]] | [[Category:1958 buildings]] | ||
[[Category:1959 buildings]] | |||
[[Category:Charles McCauley buildings]] | [[Category:Charles McCauley buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Vestavia Hills City Center]] | [[Category:Vestavia Hills City Center]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 3 August 2009
The Vestavia Shopping Center was the original name for the northernmost portion of the present Vestavia Hills City Center on Montgomery Highway in Vestavia Hills.
The $1.5 million shopping center was first developed in the late 1950s by the Byrd Real Estate Company and designed by Charles McCauley. The facade featured light-colored brick and porcelain-enameled metal panels with steel and aluminum trim. Seven stores were built in the first phase which opened in 1956. Four additional spaces completed in 1958. As soon as that work was done, another phase brought 10 more stores for a total of 21. The grand opening concluded in August 1959 with an appearance by Esther Williams.
Tenants
- Birmingham Trust National Bank
- Bell Brothers Shoes
- Cambridge Shop
- Cokesbury Books (originally Kessler's (1956-))
- Cunningham TV
- Fashion Post
- Gene 'N Dud's Men's Wear
- Harlow's Honey Fluff Donuts
- Hill's
- Kessler's
- Klein's Vestavia Flowers
- Lea Drug Company
- Moonlight Music Café (2003-2006)
- Pilleteri Maytag
- Perfection Laundry (1956-)
- Snow's Cards and Gifts (1958-)
- Stein Mart (originally Hill's Grocery (1958-), then Western and Delchamp's)
- Vestavia Bake Shop (1956-)
- Vestavia Barber Shop (1959-)
- Vestavia Hardware (1956-)
- Vestavia Rexall Drugs (formerly Lea Drug Store (1956-))
- Western Super Market
- Wolf Camera
- F. W. Woolworth (1958-)
- Yeilding's
References
- Beiman, Irving (October 22, 1958) "$750,000 expansion plans charted for Vestavia Center" Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
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