Ensley in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

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Tuxedo Junction

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 6, 2009

1. Tuxedo Junction Marker

Inscription. "Tuxedo Junction" was the street car crossing on the Ensley-Fairfield line at this corner in the Tuxedo Park residential area. It also refers to the fraternal dance hall operated in the 1920's and 1930s on the second floor of the adjacent building, and to the 1939 hit song "Tuxedo Junction", written by Birmingham musician-composer Erskine Hawkins, who grew up nearby and became a well known big band leader in New York City.

"Co-ome on down, forget your care,
Co-ome on down, you'll see me there!
So long, town, I'm heading for
Tuxedo Junction, now."

Erected 1980 by Alabama Historical Commission / Birmingham Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 30.57′ N, 86° 53.154′ W. Marker was in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It was in Ensley. It was at the intersection of 20th Street (Alabama Route 269) and

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Ensley/5 Points W Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 20th Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Birmingham AL 35218, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Belview Heights Neighborhood (approx. 1.4 miles away); Rickwood Field (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Rickwood Field (approx. 1.7 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 1.7 miles away); Moving the Mail (approx. 2 miles away); Birmingham - Southern College (approx. 2.1 miles away); Miles College Leaders, Students Active During Civil Rights Era (approx. 2.3 miles away); Graymont Elementary School (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Also see . . .
1. Erskine Hawkins. Encyclopedia of Alabama entry. (Submitted on December 19, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)

2. "Tuxedo Junction". Wikipedia entry on the song. (Submitted on September 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Tuxedo Junction & Marker at the Nixon Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 6, 2009

2. Tuxedo Junction & Marker at the Nixon Building

The Nixon Building at Tuxedo Junction image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr

3. The Nixon Building at Tuxedo Junction

"Tuxedo Junction" sheet music image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, 1940

4. "Tuxedo Junction" sheet music

Glenn Miller and his Orchestra made the most popular recording of the song in 1939.

Former location of Tuxedo Junction Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David R Bains, February 10, 2024

5. Former location of Tuxedo Junction Marker

The Tuxedo Junction Historical Marker formerly stood on this pole at the corner of the Nixon Building. Date it was removed is unknown.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 4,976 times since then and 153 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 18, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2009, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 4. submitted on September 18, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on February 15, 2024, by David R Bains of Birmingham, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.