Welcome to Postcard Birmingham

Postcard Birmingham is a random look at  Birmingham, Alabama history through about 543 old picture postcards. The links take you to pages of thumbnails that allow you to browse the categories.  110 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
 June 21st, 2008.
Click the image.

Left to Right:
*Pansy lady Greeting
*1961 card, Highland Methodist
*Phillips Classroom, First Presbyterian

Left to Right:
*Coke Ovens
*Old Bessemer City Hall circa 1905
*Post Office Centennial
*4 Birmingham Large Letter Cards
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