Welcome to Postcard Birmingham

Postcard Birmingham is a random look at  Birmingham, Alabama history through about 556 old picture postcards. The links take you to pages of thumbnails that allow you to browse the categories.  112 more recent photos and, in some cases, historical photos accompany some of the postcards. Corrections and historical anecdotes are welcomed. 
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This site is a work always in progress since 1997 by Warren Reed
   
Restaurants Hotels Motels Churches Public
Buildings
Business
Advertising 		Heavy
Industry		 Transportation/
Terminal 		Highland
Avenue		 Parks, Zoo,
Legion Field
Residential Schools Downtown
Views		 Coal & Iron Ore
Mining		 Vulcan
Health Clubs, Pools, 
 Golf, Theatres		 Buildings Vulcan Miscellaneous
Featured post cards
with more recent photo.
Click the image. 		Bessemer
Railroad Station

Greyhound
Bus Station, 1952

Other Birmingham
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Thumbs for postcards
posted since
 April 3, 2009
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Left to Right:
*Morris Hotel
*First Avenue Night
*Bethel Baptist Church,
North Birmingham

Left to Right:
*Bessemer Furnace 1 and 2
*South Central Bell Building
*Avondale Park Wading Pool
*Avondal Park Rock Spring
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