West Blocton Masonic Lodge, I & N Quality Store, and the West Blocton Bank, All in One Block and All in the Path of the Fire

A photographic view of the I&N Quality Store, the lodge and the bank, taken by Mrs. Coleman Parker (Lelia Payne Turner) on July 12, 1929, the day of the fire.



Look at the Masonic Lodge at the end of the block, to your left in the photo, where the fire was stopped by the brick wall with no windows on one end of the lodge. The red car in the photo is in front of the lodge.

There was a vacant lot between the lodge and the present-day Cahaba Lily Center. The Cahaba Lily Center was originally the I&N Quality Store, owned by the Israel family.

The West Blocton Bank was located on the corner where the West Blocton Pharmacy now stands. This was the bank where Jerry deposited his prized one dollar bill given him by a U.S. senator (see above post about the West Blocton Bank).