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One in an occasional series about Birmingham’s 150th anniversary From a very rough beginning 150 years ago, Birmingham smoothed out and became a world-class city. Founded on June 1, 1871, by real estate promoters who sold lots near the planned crossing of the Alabama and Chattanooga and South and North railroads, Birmingham was incorporated on Dec. 19, 1871. The site of the railroad crossing was notable for the nearby deposits of iron ore, coal, and limestone—the three principal raw materials used in making steel. Birmingham is the only place worldwide where significant amounts of all thr...

Former Ensley High School campus targeted for 244 apartments Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 The old Ensley High campus will soon be home to hundreds of families under a planned $54.6 million new apartment and housing development. Facebook Share The Ensley High School campus in Birmingham has been abandoned since 2006, when the last students moved to Jackson-Olin High School. The old Ensley High campus will soon be home to hundreds of families under a planned $54.6 million new apartment and housing development in partnership with the Housing Authority of Birmingham. “Unfortunate...

Kathryn Weeks McCrory, 96, passed away at Oak Park Rehabilitation Center in Auburn, Alabama on Jan. 27, 2021.  She was born on Feb. 13, 1924, grew up most of her life in Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from Ensley High School.  During the Great Depression, her family relocated to a farm in Yukon, Tennessee for a period of time.  Although things were difficult those years, being the positive person that she was, she fondly recalled much about her experiences growing up. While accompanying her sister-in-law to visit her brother, in pilot training during WW II, Kathryn met James Howard “A...