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| Keywords: birmingham saloon 1904 alabama advertisement A vintage advertisement for one of Birmingham's many saloons. The population in the early years in this heavy industrial city was male-dominated, which probably accounted for the numerous saloons. Birmingham literally had a saloon (and usually a brothel upstairs) on every street corner. An 1887 business directory lists the names of approximately 48 saloons operating in Birmingham, when the city was only 16 years old (too young to drink?). The 1890 population was 25,000. The Pride was located on the east side of 20th Street, just past the Railroad Reservation. Unfortunately for the Pride of Alabama, locally enacted prohibition in 1908 put all saloons out of business. A vintage advertisement for one of Birmingham's many saloons. The population in the early years in this heavy industrial city was male-dominated, which probably accounted for the numerous saloons. Birmingham literally had a saloon (and usually a brothel upstairs) on every street corner. An 1887 business directory lists the names of approximately 48 saloons operating in Birmingham, when the city was only 16 years old (too young to drink?). The 1890 population was 25,000. The Pride was located on the east side of 20th Street, just past the Railroad Reservation. Unfortunately for the Pride of Alabama, locally enacted prohibition in 1908 put all saloons out of business. | ||||
