Sunday, March 30, 2014
Birmingham Photo of the Day (2): Downtown, 1921
This 1921 photo by O.V. Hunt from the Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections shows 3rd Avenue North and 18th Street. The Lyric Theatre is in the foreground and Loew'sTheatre in the background. The large billboard over the Argeros & Company building advertises the coming semi-centennial of the city featuring a visit by President Warren G. Harding.
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