About the Site

All text on this site is reproduced from "Historic Downtown Bessemer: Downtown Walking Tour Guide." The numbers located by the property descriptions correspond to the numbers located on the map on brochure which is available at the Bessemer Hall of History (Southern Railroad Passenger Station, 1905 Alabama Avenue, Bessemer, AL 35020).

Text that appears in the original brochure is in a black, serif font. All notes and additions are in a blue sans serif font as seen here.When available, photography sources are noted with each entry.

UPDATE (7/3/13): It looks like copies of the "Walking Tour Guide" are not readily available around town anymore.  You can see a PDF of the brochure: "Historic Downtown Bessemer: Downtown Walking Tour Guide" below.
8/14/13: Added jpg version of map for tablet and mobile phone users.