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

Brock Drugs Building

Photographed by Tim Carr, March 10, 2008

1. Brock Drugs Building Marker

Inscription. The Brock building was established in 1915, located at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and 18th Street North, was built while the area was residential. The three-story building housed a hotel upstairs that catered to professional musicians and athletes. The drug store served as the "gathering place" for black patrons during the early 1920's through the early 1960's. The building was demolished in the 80's. The most notable businesses included:

1928 - 1977 Palm Leaf Hotel
1928 - 1937 Palm Leaf Lunch
1928 - 1962 Brock Drug Company, Inc.
1937 - 1980 Harlem Shoe Shop
1938 - 1979 Jones Valley Barber Shop.

Erected 2002 by Urban Impact / City of Birmingham.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 33° 30.936′ N, 86° 48.636′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Fountain Heights. It can be reached from the intersection of 4th Avenue North and 18th Street North. Located in the Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1727 4th Ave N, Birmingham AL 35203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eddie James Kendrick (here, next to this marker); Eddie Kendricks Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Famous Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Alabama Penny Savings Bank/Pythian Temple Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Green Acres Café (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 4th Avenue District (about 300 feet away); Fourth Avenue Historic District (about 300 feet away); Dunbar Hotel Building Urban Impact Office, (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 13, 2010

2. Brock Drugs Building Marker

Brock Drugs Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 13, 2010

3. Brock Drugs Building

Close-up of artwork on marker

Site of the Brock Drugs Building converted into the Eddie Kendricks Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 13, 2010

4. Site of the Brock Drugs Building converted into the Eddie Kendricks Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,257 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 21, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.