| "Jazz composer Erskine Hawkins named his 1939 hit song after a 2nd floor dance hall in the Nixon building at this streetcar crossing, Tuxedo Junction; in the 1920s and 1930s, this nightclub was a nexus for...Birmingham nightlife." -- from the Soul of America website. Here's a video of Erskine Hawkins & his orchestra playing the song. Main Street Birmingham is entering the National Trust for Historic Preservation "This Place Matters" Photo Competition on behalf of Tuxedo Junction. They would like MYOCA orchestra musicians and parents to fill the sidewalk and a trolley in front of the Nixon Building at 1728 20th St Ensley. Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:00 am (It should only take 1 hour. Best place to park will be the Kentucky Fried Chicken rear parking area.) If you will come, please reply. Bring an instrument to use as a prop in the photos. Mary Allison Haynie of Main Street Birmingham is working with the Nixon family and the community to restore this historic building to its former vitality by creating the Nixon Cultural Center. She would like the Metropolitan Youth Orchestras of Central Alabama to use the facility for Scrollworks lessons, ensemble rehearsal space, and as a performance venue when the project is completed. |
| Jeane Goforth CEO Metropolitan Youth Orchestras of Central Alabama 700 8th Ave W Birmingham, AL 35204 205-908-8843 www.myorch.org |
