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Montevallo Lumber Company
The tiny office that once adjoined Red Mahan’s barber shop and today is next door to Montevallo Realty was the headquarters for the...

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Dec 12, 20182 min read
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The Little Shop
Moving east on the north side of Main Street just after Klotzman’s and the Montevallo Lumber Co. office was a store space previously...

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Dec 11, 20181 min read
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Stone Jewelry
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stone came to Montevallo just before 1950 when the coal mines at Boothton, west of Montevallo near the Cahaba River,...

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Dec 10, 20181 min read
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Hoffmans' "5¢ to $5"
#ThrowbackThursday visitors have previously been introduced to two Jewish merchant families with stores on Main Street in the...

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Dec 9, 20181 min read
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Plaza Grill
On the south side of Main Street, in the middle of the block next door to the Montevallo First Baptist Church, stands a two story...

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Dec 8, 20181 min read
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Plaza Grill, Part 2
When Billy Rotenberry purchased the ownership and management of the Plaza Grill, he transformed what had been a basic eatery into a...

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Dec 7, 20182 min read
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Holcombe's, Dollar Saver, Firestone
The first floor of the two story building next door to Hoffman’s store was occupied in the 1930’s and 1940’s by Holcombe’s Grocery Store....

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Dec 6, 20182 min read
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Jeter Mercantile - Part 1
Jeter Mercantile was a stalwart of Montevallo Main Street retailers for most of the 20th century. Beginning as a partnership known as...

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Dec 4, 20182 min read
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Jeter Mercantile - Part 2
In addition to the varied lines of merchandise that Jeter Mercantile offered to Montevallo customers, it also competed with F.W. Rogan’s...

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Dec 3, 20182 min read
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Montevallo Drug Co. - Part 1
CPA Charlotte Conwell and attorney Steve Sears have maintained offices in the building next door to the old Jeter’s store since the...

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Dec 2, 20181 min read
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Montevallo Drug Co. – Part 2
Thank you Clay Nordan, Vice President of the Montevallo Historical Society, for this information!

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Dec 1, 20181 min read
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The Pizza Villa
When the fire damage to Montevallo Drug Co. had been cleared away and the store remodeled and brought back to life, Jack Sims returned to...

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Nov 30, 20183 min read
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On the Corner - Part 1
For long-time residents of Montevallo, the most iconic and enduring commercial building on Main Street is without a doubt the elegant...

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Nov 29, 20182 min read
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On the Corner - Part 2
Kyle McClure was a Pharmacy graduate of Howard College (Samford University today) who came to Montevallo after working for five years in...

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Nov 28, 20184 min read
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On the Corner - Part 3
When Dr. P.C. Wilson sold his drug store to Kyle McClure in 1954, his brother, Bloomer Wilson, his long-time assistant in running the...

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Nov 27, 20184 min read
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Montevallo First Baptist Church
The Montevallo First Baptist Church has been an architectural and spiritual landmark on Main Street since the existing building was...

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Nov 26, 20182 min read
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Montevallo First Baptist Church, Part 2: The Reid House Fire
A Personal Account by Clay Nordan, Vice President of Montevallo Historical Society: "I graduated from Auburn in the spring of 1971 and...

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Nov 25, 20182 min read
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Reid House Fire Video - 1972
This is a home movie of the fire that destroyed the two-story Victorian house of Mrs. J. I. Reid that occupied the lot behind the Baptist...

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Nov 24, 20181 min read
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Middle Street Basements Open for Business
After completing his purchase of Pat Kroell’s new building on Main Street in 1936, it was not long before Stanley White invited customers...

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Nov 21, 20182 min read
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#717, #721, and #727 Middle Street – Part 1
The history of the numerous businesses that occupied these three buildings on the west side of Middle Street in the 20th Century is a...

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Nov 20, 20181 min read
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