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- David Hurlbut has been working since 1999 to restore the historic Jewish Harmony Club to its former glory.
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- The old Harmony Club sits on Water Street in Selma.
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- Built in 1909, the Harmony Club was a social club for Jewish residents in Selma, Ala. until the 1930s, when it became the Elks Club. From the 1960s until the building was purchased by David Hurlbut in 1999, the building remained empty.
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- The Harmony Club sits at 1007 Water Ave. in Selma, Ala., less than a block from the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge. Pictured: Bill Tomey, resident at the Harmony Club.
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- The Harmony Club, originally a Jewish social club, now houses a variety of art pieces and antiques.
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- The Harmony Club is filled with many antiques and art pieces. Cooper, the resident dog at the Harmony Club, rolls around on the floor.
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- David Hurlbut has been working to restore the long-abandoned Harmony Club for the last 15 years. The pictured room features the original pine wood bar.
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- Bill Tomey, a Harmony Club resident, looks out at downtown Selma.
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- David Hurlbut and Bill Tomey frequently host movie nights at what used to be the Harmony Club’s ballroom. Tomey said that with Netflix and the internet, it isn’t hard to keep themselves entertained.
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- David Hurlbut, the Harmony Club’s owner, has filled the old Jewish social club with an eclectic assortment of antiques and folk art, working hard to maintain the club’s architectural features, while still making it his own.
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- One of the many living room spaces in the Harmony Club building.
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- Out back in its courtyard, the Harmony Club holds a variety of salvaged architectural and antique pieces.
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- A Photo of a social event held at the Harmony Club, back when it was Selma, Ala.’s Jewish social club hangs on the wall.
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- The first floor of the historic Selma, Ala. Harmony Club now holds an Italian restaurant and an antique store.
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By Asha Glover and Colleen S. Good
Asha Glover
MSU student
Colleen Good
WVU student
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