▁Places ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁the ater ▁has ▁been ▁survey ed ▁by ▁the ▁Historic ▁American ▁Build ings ▁Survey ▁on ▁several ▁occasions , ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁being ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁state ' s ▁historic ▁the ater ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁History ▁Const ruction ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁Alabama ▁were ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁but ▁ground ▁breaking ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁The ▁grand ▁opening ▁was ▁held ▁as ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁concrete ▁and ▁steel ▁building ▁cost ▁approximately ▁$ 1 . 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁Lov eman ' s ▁of ▁Alabama ▁department ▁store ▁next ▁door ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁a ▁thick ▁firewall ▁on ▁that ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama , ▁the ▁the ater ▁was ▁un har med ▁aside ▁from ▁some ▁smoke ▁damage ▁around ▁air ▁v ents ▁in ▁the ▁aud itor ium . ▁ ▁These ▁smoke ▁st ains ▁would ▁remain ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ater ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Theatre ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁days ▁was ▁its ▁Mic key ▁Mouse ▁Club , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁Me et ings ▁were ▁held ▁every ▁Saturday , ▁where ▁the ▁children ▁would ▁perform