As I recall, the Tyler family lived in Dora or Bessemer and Queenie actually worked at the hotel where the incident occurred; her occupation was "housekeeper" so that could mean housekeeper at the hotel or housekeeping which often meant on the census for a wife at home. My father, Fred Tyler, and his brothers used to sell fruit and vegetables at a stand near the hotel; this was in the 40's. Also, Oather was employed by the railroad after the WPA; prior to that he was a coal miner. Would love to find out which railroad he worked for. My dad remembers the train coming by their house and throwing ice off for the families in the area. The boys enlisted in the army to not become miners for life. Again, I appreciate all the input. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports > yes or they were called trolleys - Carl, you the expert on this. There is > a > photo of "Passengers in the late 1940's get off and on an East Lake > Trolley > from a raised platform in the middle of Twentitieth Street" > > This book was one of a series published a publishing co in Miami, FL., on > several of the larger cities, Dr McMillan was from Auburn, he was a pro at > AU and also a patient of the doctor I worked for. Since it is listed in > the > Library of Congress, you may can see some of the photos by just putting in > Malcolm Cook McMillan - the ISBN is 0-912458-40-2. > I know that my children's grandfather was part of the HABS project and > took > many photographs over Alabama and the LOC said I could print them out from > my computerm this was a WPA project. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Roberts" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:37 PM > Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports > > > | Did they use to have streetcars in Birmingham? > | > | JC wrote: > | > | >My GreatUncle ran the old Hillman when it was on its last leg, Middle > 50's > | >. If memory serves it was between 3rd and 4th avenue and about 23 and > 24th > | >st. north. > | >I have been away a long time but I think thats right. The location the > lady > | >talked about may have been the old YWCA. > | >jc harris > | >----- Original Message ----- > | >From: "Carl & Martha Thomas" <[email protected]> > | >To: <[email protected]> > | >Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:38 PM > | >Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports > | > > | > > | > > | > > | >>At 02:29 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote: > | >> > | >> > | >>>My grandmother, Queenie Morris, died on September 12, 1945 after a > | >>>fall from a window of a hotel located at 205 N. 24 Street in > | >>>Birmingham. Was that the Hillman Hotel? > | >>> > | >>> > | >>I don't think it was the Hillman Hotel, unless my old brain is > failing. > | >> > | >>To the best of my recollection, the Hillman Hotel burned to the > | >>ground some time in the thirties. > | >> > | >>There was another hotel located very near the offices of the > | >>Birmingham News newspaper, and the above address might fit that one > | >>better. If so, perhaps an inquiry sent to the archives of the > | >>Birmingham News might be helpful. > | >> > | >>Carl in Knoxville, Tennessee > | >> > | >> > | >>------------------------------- > | >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > | >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > | >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > | >> > | >> > | >> > | > > | >------------------------------- > | >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > | > > | > > | > > | > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

your address is I think more to the Bessemer area -probably one of the DeBardeleben or Pratt mines ----- Original Message ----- From: "deb & jim" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports | As I recall, the Tyler family lived in Dora or Bessemer and Queenie actually | worked at the hotel where the incident occurred; her occupation was | "housekeeper" so that could mean housekeeper at the hotel or housekeeping | which often meant on the census for a wife at home. My father, Fred Tyler, | and his brothers used to sell fruit and vegetables at a stand near the | hotel; this was in the 40's. | Also, Oather was employed by the railroad after the WPA; prior to that he | was a coal miner. Would love to find out which railroad he worked for. My | dad remembers the train coming by their house and throwing ice off for the | families in the area. The boys enlisted in the army to not become miners | for life. | | Again, I appreciate all the input. | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> | To: <[email protected]> | Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:40 PM | Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports | | | > yes or they were called trolleys - Carl, you the expert on this. There is | > a | > photo of "Passengers in the late 1940's get off and on an East Lake | > Trolley | > from a raised platform in the middle of Twentitieth Street" | > | > This book was one of a series published a publishing co in Miami, FL., on | > several of the larger cities, Dr McMillan was from Auburn, he was a pro at | > AU and also a patient of the doctor I worked for. Since it is listed in | > the | > Library of Congress, you may can see some of the photos by just putting in | > Malcolm Cook McMillan - the ISBN is 0-912458-40-2. | > I know that my children's grandfather was part of the HABS project and | > took | > many photographs over Alabama and the LOC said I could print them out from | > my computerm this was a WPA project. | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "James Roberts" <[email protected]> | > To: <[email protected]> | > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:37 PM | > Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports | > | > | > | Did they use to have streetcars in Birmingham? | > | | > | JC wrote: | > | | > | >My GreatUncle ran the old Hillman when it was on its last leg, Middle | > 50's | > | >. If memory serves it was between 3rd and 4th avenue and about 23 and | > 24th | > | >st. north. | > | >I have been away a long time but I think thats right. The location the | > lady | > | >talked about may have been the old YWCA. | > | >jc harris | > | >----- Original Message ----- | > | >From: "Carl & Martha Thomas" <[email protected]> | > | >To: <[email protected]> | > | >Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:38 PM | > | >Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Birmingham circa 1945 looking for news reports | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | >>At 02:29 PM 10/19/2006, you wrote: | > | >> | > | >> | > | >>>My grandmother, Queenie Morris, died on September 12, 1945 after a | > | >>>fall from a window of a hotel located at 205 N. 24 Street in | > | >>>Birmingham. Was that the Hillman Hotel? | > | >>> | > | >>> | > | >>I don't think it was the Hillman Hotel, unless my old brain is | > failing. | > | >> | > | >>To the best of my recollection, the Hillman Hotel burned to the | > | >>ground some time in the thirties. | > | >> | > | >>There was another hotel located very near the offices of the | > | >>Birmingham News newspaper, and the above address might fit that one | > | >>better. If so, perhaps an inquiry sent to the archives of the | > | >>Birmingham News might be helpful. | > | >> | > | >>Carl in Knoxville, Tennessee | > | >> | > | >> | > | >>------------------------------- | > | >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | > | >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | > | >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message | > | >> | > | >> | > | >> | > | > | > | >------------------------------- | > | >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | > quotes | > in the subject and the body of the message | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | | > | | > | | > | ------------------------------- | > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | > quotes | > in the subject and the body of the message | > | > | > | > ------------------------------- | > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the | > quotes in the subject and the body of the message | > | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message