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The Robert S. Vance Federal Building and United States Courthouse, previously known as the U.S. Post Office and Federal Building & Courthouse, is located at 1800 5th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] The Beaux-Arts-style building was constructed in 1921. [2]
The New Era Cap Company (commonly known simply as New Era) is an American headwear company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1920 by Ehrhardt Koch. New Era has over 500 different licenses in its portfolio. Since 1993, they have been the exclusive baseball cap supplier for Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] [2]
The 5950 is a model of baseball hat made by the New Era Cap Company, a headwear company based in Buffalo, New York. [1] The 59Fifty is the official on-field cap of Major League Baseball (MLB) [2] and Minor League Baseball, and the official sideline cap of the National Football League and the National Basketball Association.
Koch worked for the Miller Brother's Cap Company making caps in 1902. After 18 years with Miller, Koch borrowed money from his aunt and founded the New Era Cap Company in 1920 in Buffalo, New York . Koch's only son, Harold, took over from his father as head of the firm and established the company's ties to Major League Baseball beginning in the ...
It was formerly Birmingham's Head Post Office, designed in the French Renaissance style by architect for the Office of Works Henry Tanner for the General Post Office. The building was constructed between 1889—1891 and operated as the city's head post office until the 1972 when administrative and sorting office facilities were moved to a new ...
The new development was undertaken by Chatham Billingham Investments and incorporated a below ground 752-space car park, 31,600 sq.ft of retail space, 7-storeys of grade A office space (245,630 sq.ft), and 7-storeys of residential space including for 115 apartments and 10 penthouse apartments. [1]
General Post Office (GPO) takes over National Telephone Company, 1 January 1912 (transferring 1,565 exchanges 9,000 employees, cost £12,515,264.) Director telephone system introduced into Birmingham, 1931.
A Guide to the Buildings of Birmingham, Peter Leather, ISBN 0-7524-2475-0; Hold the Line Please - The Story of the Hello Girls, Sally Southall, ISBN 1-85858-239-3; A History of the Birmingham Telephone Area, Tupling, R. E., 1978; Online access to leaflet Birmingham Terracotta Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine by Birmingham City ...