Dad and I rang in the New Year at the Alabama Theater, for a concert of polkas, waltzes, and marches (no dancing required). The music was entertaining, but the most special part was the chance to see the ornate decor inside this historic theater. Second best was the festive New Year atmosphere (masks, champagne, and fancy outfits).
According to Wikipedia, the Alabama Theater opened in 1927, showing silent movies, then talkies (and hosting one of the largest Mickey Mouse Clubs in the world). The Theater survived a fire next door, as well as the decline of downtown Birmingham, and was renovated in 1998.
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