Author and collector Dennis Smith has written extensively on the soft drink history of Birmingham and beyond. Two of his books, Coca-Cola in Alabama and Kola Wars Birmingham, reveal a city in the thrall of the beverage industry in the early 1900s. Another, Diva Brown, recounts the story of Brown’s attempt to use a stolen […]
Entrepreneur Larry Thornton began his career as a high school art teacher. But when budget cuts forced him out of a job, he found work as a sign painter at Coca-Cola Bottling UNITED. Larry’s supervisors soon promoted him to advertising manager — the first Black person to ever hold the job. Larry went on to […]
Get a hands-on taste of Bottling throughout the years with Vulcan Park & Museum's newest exhibit Birmingham Bottling: Soft Drinks in The Magic City Presented by Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Guests will meet in the lobby of Vulcan Park & Museum at 6:00PM for a 15 minute guided tour of the exhibit, light snack & […]
Get a hands-on taste of Bottling throughout the years with Vulcan Park & Museum's newest exhibit Birmingham Bottling: Soft Drinks in The Magic City Presented by Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Guests will meet in the lobby of Vulcan Park & Museum at 1:00PM for a 15 minute guided tour of the exhibit, light snack & […]
Great designs from the past make Forest Park a favorite among architects and design junkies! The mixture of house size and architectural style are unheard of in modern times, creating a richness and scale that make Forest Park one of the jewels of the South. The tour begins at 9:00 a.m. Registration is $25 […]