The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-29
Birmingham's Best Business Street
New Stores, New Buildings, New Enterprises, Testify to It's Increasing GroWth and Popularity.

When Birmnghas live Civitan club took the matter of getting Fifth appropriately lighted, it started movement which is to succeed, because has so much merit and deserves to succeed.
 The special committee named by the Civilians has already done fine work and has been graied by the spirit of cooperation shown all along the avenue This committee consists of P r. Whitman chairman Frank Butler Hugo L. Black, Charles G. Davis, Ed s. Moore Sidney Bowie.
 Fifth avenue during past five years has made remarkable strides than other section of the city It has become the main artery traffic mna station and the post office the main thorough fare from the Terminal to all the leading hotels It is the by which the visitor to the city first judges Brmng ham. sa'@t
 which years ago the heart of the best residence section of Birmingham today has old residences remaining that it is entirely changed location Block after block of stores of kind and descrp ton sprung up. Two great hotels located the avenue smaller hotels the travelling public The post office located Fifth because even the United States recognized the Birmnghams business section toward Fifth New restaurants of which remain all night show the in traffic on the and the demand for service of all kinds Grocery garages shops of all help to make Fifth avenue compact thoroughfare from the Ter mna to and beyond the post office.
 The Southern Bell company now maintains it's principal
 city offices Fifth located for the convenience of
 the greatest number of the people who have transactions with the telephone company.
 At Twentieth street and Fifth avenue is the Southern club
 center from which radiaes much of the ciys business vy for addition to the clubs regular membership cay luncheon club in the city holds its weekly meet ings at this club building.
 The plan to build suitable white way on Fifth avenue is simply line with the growing demands of the itself for the recognition to which is entitled Business and property along the realize that great light clusters all way from the Terminal to the post office will make the very attractive at night for residents and the time will give the proper impression the thou sands of visitors who and go through the Terminal and spread all parts of the city by way of Fifth
 Fifth business alert to respond to the plan sponsored by the Cvan cub because they good bus and they confident of the future and vital portance of Fifth in the ctys business fe ment has accordingly been started which will bring every terest together for suitable recognition of this great through artery of ravethe only by the north of First by which traffic the tracks in the vicinity of the Terminal station Street traffic the eastern section of the city only by First Fifth and Eighth
 At the time of the semcentenna celebration the committee in charge realized the situation at it's true value for Twentieth street and Fifth the only two streets in the city equipped for their business length with the arches of electric lights which striking feature of the decorations for the celebration.
 Among the Fifth property who have al- ready addressed Chairman Whitman of the Cvitan commit tee expressing their hearty ndorsemen of the lighting plan
 
 M P. Phillips; P. B. Thomas c. R. Harsh Mrs. A. F. Leatherwood Louis w. Clark; Dr. Carl Fox; Mrs. A. s. Till man; MT. and Mrs. Borden Burr; John M. Webb Age Herald J. Thad Muin Dan B. Dimick president Southern club Courtney S. Henley; R. s. Warner; B. F. Enslen The Birmingham Civic association has also formally ndorsed the project.
 Watch Fifth avenue That is where things are going to hum in future!
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