02496cam a2200481 4500 393737057 TxAuBib 20191003120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781625846976 1625846975 B00XRP2O9A Amazon 1e50fe13-a119-4bd7-8057-bd39261c311e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1586579 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hollis, Tim. Memories of Downtown Birmingham [Libby eBook] : Where All the Lights Were Bright. Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2014. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3643kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. State & Local. United States. South (AL.) History. VA,. nc. la. sc. ms. FL. GA. AR. KY. TN. HTML:<p>The bright lights of Birmingham's theater and retail district have shone over the Magic City for nearly one hundred years during the good times and the bad. During the early 1900s, small businesses, largely founded by immigrants who arrived in Birmingham with almost nothing, exploded into immensely popular shopping and entertainment destinations. The stories of entrepreneurs and immigrants like Louis Pizitz and his business rival, Adolph Loveman, exemplify the kind of rags-to-riches tales that make up much of the city's character. The theaters in the district, some with themed restrooms, inspired the head of Paramount Pictures to dub Birmingham's Alabama Theatre the "Showplace of the South." Author Tim Hollis celebrates and revives the spirit of the beloved department stores and famous theaters from the era of silent movies to the days of integration and change to today.</p>. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2019-10-03 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/memories-of-downtown?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/memories-of-downtown?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/memories-of-downtown?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)