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Vulcan, Birmingham Alabama's colossal statue is the world's largest cast iron statue and considered one of the most memorable works of civic art in the United States. Designed by Italian artist Giuseppe Moretti and cast from local iron in 1904, it has overlooked the urban landscape of Alabama's largest city since the 1930s.But by 1999, the 50-ton statue was in desperate need of repair. The surrounding 10-acre park was closed. Vulcan was...
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Vulcan Park and MuseumPresented by Vulcan Park and Museum at Vulcan Park and Museum August 13, 2010 - Ongoing |
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A Place of Our OwnPresented by Vulcan Park and Museum at Vulcan Park and Museum April 12-September 30, 2013 |
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Vulcan’s 109th Birthday BashPresented by Vulcan Park and Museum at Vulcan Park and Museum June 2, 2013 |
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Thunder on the Mountain 2013Presented by Vulcan Park and Museum at Vulcan Park and Museum July 4, 2013 |
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Vulcan AfterTunes 2013Presented by Vulcan Park and Museum at Vulcan Park and Museum September 29-October 27, 2013 |
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Event Name: Vulcan AfterTunes 2012
Article: Jason Isbell, Secret Sisters, Jessica Lea Mayfield booked for 2012 Vulcan AfterTunes (video)
Birmingham News - Sep 12, 2012
By Mary ColursoBIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The iron man’s shadow looms large at Vulcan Park & Museum. On three Sundays this fall, it’s likely to provide shade for musicians and concertgoers.
The Vulcan AfterTunes series will return for its eighth season… ExpandBIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The iron man’s shadow looms large at Vulcan Park & Museum. On three Sundays this fall, it’s likely to provide shade for musicians and concertgoers.
The Vulcan AfterTunes series will return for its eighth season, presenting singer-songwriters often heard on the Reg’s Coffee House program of Birmingham Mountain Radio.
Here’s the schedule of shows, all set for 3 p.m. on the park grounds... Collapse -
Event Name: Beyond Barbecue and Baklava: The Impact of Greek Immigrants on Birmingham’s Culture and Cuisine
Article: Beyond Barbecue & Baklava: How Greek immigrants defined Birmingham
Weld for Birmingham - Apr 05, 2012
By Phillip RatliffThough details may differ, the key points of Triantafillos Balabanos’s journey to Birmingham were like those experienced by other Greek immigrants to the city in the early 1900s. Balabanos began his journey in Tsitalia, a small village in Greece’s mo… Expand
Though details may differ, the key points of Triantafillos Balabanos’s journey to Birmingham were like those experienced by other Greek immigrants to the city in the early 1900s. Balabanos began his journey in Tsitalia, a small village in Greece’s mountainous southern peninsula, then continued across the Aegean Sea to Piraeus, Greece’s main port, near Athens. There, Balabanos boarded a newly commissioned Greek passenger steamship, the Athinai, bound for New York Harbor. Crossing the Atlantic took about 13 days and likely included stops in other European ports. The Athinai reached New York on Sept. 27, 1909. Immigration officials processed Balabanos’s entry into the United States at Ellis Island. Recent law required the Athinai’s captain, Guiris Coulouras, to testify that Balabanos and his fellow passengers had been examined by the ship’s doctor and would not carry tuberculosis into their new country. Balabanos himself had to indicate whether he could read, if practiced polygamy and, in wake of outbreaks of imported political discord, subscribed to anarchy. Collapse
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