A new mural on a landmark building in downtown Birmingham is turning heads.
Birmingham pharmacist Delmous Vance II, left, stand in front of his building with New Orleans artist Langston Austin, right, who created the mural on the historic Citizens Express Pharmacy on 5th Avenue North.Delmous Vance III is still getting used to vehicles slowing down as people approach his building in downtown Birmingham.
“It means a lot because this is the gateway going into the Fourth Avenue Business District. With A.G. Gaston owning this building and then selling it to my father, it’s a legacy,” the younger Vance said. “They wanted something that symbolized love, abundance and power to go along with their messaging,” said New Orleans artist Langston Austin. “I generally try to paint with empathy and care in mind. You can see what it’s about, people caring for each other in all different ways that they are able to.”A new mural in Birmingham's Civil Rights District on the Citizens Express Pharmacy building is just across the street from the A.G. Gaston Motel Museum on 5th Avenue North.
Vance’s father, Delmous Vance Jr., worked as a pharmacist at the business before buying the operation from Gaston in 1970. The current proprietor took over the business when his father died in 1996.
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