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City in Michigan, United States
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Birmingham is a city in Oakland County, in Southeast Michigan.
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Located in central Birmingham, in close proximity to the Townsend Hotel, Shain park is Birmingham's main park and community gathering spot. In the center of the park resides famous artist and sculptor, Marshall Frederick's, artistic masterpiece "The Freedom of the Human Spirit", a large 30+ foot bronze statue.
Built as a single-screen movie theater in 1927, the Birmingham Theater was expanded in the 1990s to an 8-screen multiplex.
A seafood restaurant and bar.
Steaks, burgers, fine American cuisine.
A Birmingham classic, burgers (sliders).
Large steakhouse in Birmingham's historic former train station.
Downtown Birmingham mainstay Irish pub features Irish music on weekend evenings
Rapidly growing brewpub in a former industrial area built in an industrial-chic style.
The Townsend, a European-style boutique hotel, provides Forbes 4-Star and AAA 4-Diamond luxury accommodations in Metro Detroit.
Most travel through Birmingham requires a car. SMART bus service serves Birmingham but is of limited use (routes through Birmingham are only along Woodward Avenue and 15 Mile/Maple Road).
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