Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Brown's Dollar Store

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2015

1. Brown's Dollar Store Marker

Inscription.
Abe Brown established Brown’s Dollar Store in 1898 & moved to this site in 1906. He built this building in 1926. The business became Brown’s Department Store & continued on this site until 1978.
Plaque erected by
Heritage Commission of Tuscaloosa County
April 1997

Erected 1997 by Heritage Commission of Tuscaloosa County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 33° 12.586′ N, 87° 34.071′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker is on University Boulevard just east of Greensboro Avenue (24th Avenue), on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the northeast corner of the subject building, facing University Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2325 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alabama Corps Of Cadets Defends Tuscaloosa (within shouting distance of this marker); Christ Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuscaloosa City Hall (about 700 feet away); Margaret M. DuPont (about 800 feet away); Where Are We? (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Tushkalusa (approx. 0.2 miles away); Why Are We Here? (approx. 0.2 miles away); April 2011 Tornado Outbreak (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Brown's Department Store, circa 1950 image. Click for full size.

via Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum, 1950

2. Brown's Department Store, circa 1950

Brown's Dollar Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2015

3. Brown's Dollar Store

(marker visible at left edge of Brown's building - near center of image)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on December 6, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on September 21, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.