Photos Chronicle History of the Magic City
Hotelier Bill Murray explains his favorite historic photo from the gallery to a guest.
Any visit to a city is an opportunity to learn about its history and its people. At The Tutwiler, you don’t even have to leave the building, or even your room for that matter.
The room signs are actually iconic historic images of the Magic City.
The artwork in the rooms consists of carefully chosen historic photographs from the archives of the Birmingham Public Library.
The artwork in the 8th floor breakfast room tells the story of The Tutwiler Hotel.
Finally, you simply must take in the museum quality audio tour that tells the story of Birmingham through 42 historic photographs on the lobby level, including this momentous image of Civil Rights heroes Dr. Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy.
The photos were lovingly curated and restored from the Birmingham Library Archives by Karen Clanton. They tell the history of the Magic City as interpreted by local historian Pam King and read by national known announcer Ken Osborne,
Just borrow an Acoustiguide audio player from the Concierges. It’s free!
Category: History
