Did you know that the McWane Science Center building used to be a department store?
Loveman’s operated as a department store in Birmingham since 1887. After the original building burned down in 1934, Loveman’s constructed a new building the next year. The building was one of the first in the United States to feature air-conditioning and escalators!
Although Loveman’s went bankrupt in 1980, the building was renovated and reopened as McWane Science Center in 1998. McWane offers wonderful field trips, just in time for the back-to-school season!