This 1939 photo of the south side of the 1800 block of 4th Avenue North is from the Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections. Businesses include Boston Sample Shoes on the left, National Lunch in the middle and the Roosevelt Hotel on the far right.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Birmingham Photo of the Day (5): Downtown, 1939
This 1939 photo of the south side of the 1800 block of 4th Avenue North is from the Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections. Businesses include Boston Sample Shoes on the left, National Lunch in the middle and the Roosevelt Hotel on the far right.
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