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Boutwell Memorial Auditorium. Boutwell Memorial Auditorium is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1924 as Birmingham's Municipal Auditorium, on a site near City Hall, facing Capitol Park (now Linn Park ). The building was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, working with a committee of local architects.
Railroad Park is a 19-acre park in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, that opened in the fall of 2010. It was designed by landscape architect Tom Leader and built by Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie. The park lies immediately south of the Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines through downtown Birmingham. It stretches from 14th Street to 18th ...
City Federal Building. Coordinates: 33.516°N 86.805°W. City Federal Building. The City Federal Building (originally the Comer Building) is a skyscraper located on Second Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1913 and was designed by architect William C. Weston. It stands 27 stories or 325 feet on the Birmingham skyline.
76000333 [ 1] Added to NRHP. July 6, 1976. The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment.
Birmingham, Alabama. / 33.51750°N 86.80944°W / 33.51750; -86.80944. Birmingham ( / ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm / BUR-ming-ham) is a city in the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2022 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,505, down 2% from ...
Randall Woodfin (born May 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 34th and current mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the October 3, 2017, runoff against incumbent William A. Bell. [1] He previously served as president of the Birmingham City School Board (2013–2015) and as a city attorney of Birmingham from 2009–2017.
Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, [ 6] is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a suburb of Birmingham and it is made up of Vestavia, Liberty Park, and Cahaba Heights. The population was 39,102 at the 2020 census. [ 4] Vestavia Hills is the third largest city in Jefferson County in 2020 ...
Avondale Park Historic District. / 33.52214; -86.77122. The Avondale Park Historic District in Birmingham, Alabama, United States is a 200 acres (81 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] It is in the Avondale section of the city. It includes work dating to 1886 and work by Burnhum & Greer.