The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-27
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ing one. of the princlpsl t,usines, thoroughfares.
 The changes which are most no.
 tieeaole have come from West park
 to the Termnal station, the latter ir
 sense dominating the street ana
 giving to it new meaning; it beine
 one of the handsomest passenger sta.
 tons in the entire south.
 Desinning at the park there is a
 good sized modern hotel bearing The
 name of Fifth avenue, iittie further
 east is the Louie compson seminary
 one of the landmarks of the avenue
 which for years has givea it tone on
 account of the character of ifs prin-
 eipaI the ability of it's faculty and
 the high class of its students.
 The site of the~Roden bota1 ,,.hoso
 steel frame. for some years adorned
 the landscape, but for one reason or
 another never took on it's covering of
 llesn, at last perished either from the
 lack of sustenance or inc loss of
 nerve sickened and was laid away,
 leaving huge grave where once
 stood the handsome residence of B.
 F. Roden; but while 1t was standins
 it was the best ventilated bostelrv in America
 Many were the schemes, public and private to utilize it after it's promo ters abandoned the idea of using 1t Tor hotel purposes, but they all went glimmering and there was a sigh of relief when the steel was salyaged. Then the question arose as to what use the hole in the ground could be put to. Finally Reese Adamson Nhad an idea and utilized it for the base ment of great modern garage.
 For time it looked as If Fifth avenue would become Church street. The Handley Memorial, built and named after one of the best beloved pastors in Birmingham, occupied the corner lot opposite the Roden man. sion, and for many years was the scene of busy church activity. The time came, however. when the land became very valuable and church and ground were sold and Nhe congrega- tion moved to Norwood
 The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian n church for long while has been functinnipo o in +ba ra,ia.;s t.e the community in a large way. Talk at one time was that would seek another site, but it still remains at the old place. Then the First Chris tian church bought a Fifth avenue lot and erected modern church but in q few years has out grown 1t, and will have to enlarge or move to accommodate it's mem bers.
 The beautiful $2.OOO,O0 postoffice is completed and will soon be occu- pied. It is.a classic frop an archi- tectural standpoint, and is the very | latest thing in the way of efficiency | for the handling of the mails. Its | large frontage with it's magnificent | columns reminds o.ie of the days of | Greece and Rome when buildings were built to endure for centuries, and art was not sacrificed to busi- ness.
 The Tutwiler is such an asset in Inc life of tho co,, ', +l,ot ;t ;- 'eally more than mere hotel. Its erection showed the faith of som ~of ,ur enterprising men in the future of It is credit to the iistrictaas it ranks .with the leading lotels of the country. The Moulton s also modern, up-tosdate hotel which justly has a large patronage. t is handsome building.
 The Southern club gives prestige o the avenue, >as it is the center ,round which the greater part of he Social life of the city revolves. It $ representative club from every , standpoint. and is worthily housed ( nd furnished and has recently taken ] n new lease of life under Presi- ent Dan Dimmick and Secretary I Clarence Lloyd. The greater num- { CT of the organizations meeting geekly for lunch now use it.
 The Age Herald was one of the ioneers to pick the avenue as the oming street of the city, and built or itself a. commodious, and attrac- Fs i've home,I which recently has been dded to until it is one of the best plants in the south having mple room to handle it's prese>t in reasing business, with space suffi- tent to take care of the future rowth of the paper. There are five modern garages on fifth avenue, and it is probable that { hey, taken as whole, can store ,ore cars than any other five in the , ity. It will no doubt surprise even hose who use it every day that lS torres are in course of erection be ] ween Twentieth and Twenty third treets. Keep your eye on Fifth ave- ue,
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