SAM SPINA IMPORTING

In 1939, Sam Spina purchased the building at 2205 Morris Ave. in Birmingham, Alabama. He was later issued a building permit in 1942 for the refurbishing and remodeling of the brick warehouse. Sam Spina Importing Co., a wholesale grocery supplier of dry goods, occupied the space at 2201 Morris Ave. until 1963. The historic warehouse still remains today and is home to a law office in Birmingham, Alabama... Sam Spina Importing Co. Inc. is a blossoming company whose roots are embedded in the Spina family history beginning with Sam Spina' s immigration to Birmingham, Alabama from Palermo, San Guiseppe Jato, Sicily at the turn of the 19th Century. Young Sam came to America at the age of 18 with $8.00 in his pocket. After finding his way through Ellis Island in New York City, he settled in Margaret, Alabama where he found work in the coal mines of Alabama. It didn't take long for Sam to recognize the opportunities available to him in the United States. After a move to Ensley, Alabama in West..

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