Birmingham AL Historic Beauty Alabama Theatre Landmark Architectural Art
by Reid Callaway
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Birmingham AL Historic Beauty Alabama Theatre Landmark Architectural Art
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Reid Callaway
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Birmingham AL Historic Beauty....by Reid Callaway
Alabama Theatre Landmark Architectural Art
The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district. The district was once home to a myriad of large theaters that featured vaudeville, performing arts, nickelodeons, and large first-run movie palaces. The Alabama is the only district theater still operating today. Built to show silent films, the Alabama still features its original Wurlitzer theater organ. Other than the Alabama, the Lyric Theatre is the only theater still standing in the district.
The Alabama and its historic organ were added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on February 15, 1977, and to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1979. The theater has been surveyed by the Historic American Buildings Survey on several occasions, the last time being in 1996.
Construction plans for the Alabama were announced in 1926, but ground breaking was delayed until April 1, 1927. The grand opening was held as originally scheduled on December 26, 1927. Construction of the concrete and steel building cost approximately $1.5 million.
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Reid Callaway
Thank you Janis Vaiba for featured my artwork in our group..... Just perfect! 12/4/2022
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Kathi Isserman
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Reid Callaway
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Reid Callaway
Thank you to the buyer from Birmingham, AL for the purchase of my image "Historic Beauty Alabama Theatre" as a Framed and Mated... 30" x 26" Print with a Total Size of 39" x 35" and printed on Luster Photo Paper! May this image be a Blessing for you and a wonderful memory for many years to come! 10/27/2022
Reid Callaway
Thank you Johanna Hurmerinta for admiring my artwork and for making this image one of your personal Favorites! 8/8/2020
Reid Callaway
Thank you to the buyer from Birmingham, AL for the purchase of my image "Historic Beauty Alabama Theatre" as a 30” x 26” Acrylic Print. May this image be a Blessing for you and a conversation starter for many years to come! 8/3/2020
Reid Callaway
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