Birmingham, AL (500 Old Town Rd)

500 Old Town Rd was a Showbiz Pizza Place that opened on October 20, 1982 with a Rock-Afire Explosion, which is still open to this day.

This converted to a Chuck E. Cheese around 1991, and converted to a Studio C Beta and then received 2.0 in December 2021. It is located in the "Old Towne" Shopping Center. This location is also known as Vestavia since it's located in Vestavia Hills which is a suburb of Birmingham.

This location is not to be confused with Birmingham (Roebuck), AL (9325 Parkway East), which is a former Showbiz Pizza Place that opened in 1983 and closed in 2007.

History
Birmingham opened on October 20th, 1982 as ShowBiz Pizza Place in the "Old Towne" Shopping Center as the 3rd ShowBiz Pizza store in Alabama (5th after Mobile, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, & Montgomery), They would later end up receiving the 1988 Remodel removing old Showbiz decor. In 1991, Birmingham received Concept Unification which removed the Rock-Afire for the 3-Stage. Birmingham underwent another remodel in the Mid 1990's which involved the removal of the Neon Signage, Blue and White Awnings, & some checkers around the store, and added new decor and SkyTubes. In Fall 2000, Birmingham received the Phase 3 remodel which involved removing 1990's store art including the record posters, some 1990's elements, replacing the the 3-Stage for one of the first Studio C Betas. In 2011, Birmingham received the 2005 Remodel which removing all 1990's store art, Balcony Seating, Showroom Walls, adding purple walls, and removed the 3-Stage for the Studio C Beta, 32m. In 2016, Birmingham received the 2015 Remodel due to fire damage from the building next door which removed the Beta for a 2015 Model Dance Floor. In December 2021, Birmingham received the 2.0 remodel which replaced the 2015 Model Dance Floor with a 2021 Model and adding a Video Wall due to flood damage. As of January 2023, Birmingham still has the 2.0 Remodel and 2021 Model Dance Floor.

Stages
Originally when the store opened, they had a Rock-Afire Explosion, as all other Showbiz locations had. In around 1991, Birmingham would undergo Concept Unification, turning the RAE into Munch's Make Believe Band. In 2006, the 3-Stage was removed for the Beta. In April/May 2016, the Beta was removed for a 2015 model Dance Floor. In December 2021, Birmingham received 2.0 and the Dance Floor was upgraded to a 2021 Model with the addition of a Video Wall.

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