Operated on this site under the ownership of seven companies to produce foundry pig iron. Supplied pig iron during World War I. Closed for the last time in the spring of 1919. Dismantled in 1933, and the land sold in 1935 for a Federal Housing Project. (Erected by Delia Truss Robert Estate 1981) Ensley 1980 Tuxedo Junction "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 1920s & 1930s on second floor of the adjacent building, & to the 1939 hit song "Tuxedo Junction", written by Birmingham musician-composer Erskine Hawkins, who grew up nearby & 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 by the Birmingham Historical Society, 7-26-1980) Location: Jefferson County Birmingham
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