After 40 years in a historic building in downtown Birmingham, Robert Hill Custom Tailors will move to a new home. At the end of September, the shop will leave its storefront on 3rd Ave North for a building on the city’s Southside.
For the past few weeks, Robert Hill and his wife Barbara have packed up the shop. The store routinely closes Mondays, Saturdays, and Sundays, so the couple comes in those days to get an early start on taking down displays and organizing inventory.
Barbara Hill said they would have loved to stay in the building, but multiple downtown developments, including the $30 million project that converted the“We were down here Saturday, working, trying to move stuff and we couldn’t even park in front of the building,” Barbara said. The new shop is only about two miles and six minutes away, nestled between two law offices. “So I think it’s going to be a good move for us,” Hill said. “And we’re excited about it”
Although the Hills are downsizing to a smaller space, the plan is to keep most of the old shop’s furniture and decor. The challenge is figuring out where to put some of their larger, cherished decorations, including two mounted buck heads -- gifts from a son they lost to cancer.“He wanted me to have those when he, you know, knew was going to pass away,” Robert said. “He wanted me to put them in my shop. So I’m going to keep those.
The Hills have built 40 years of memories at the downtown shop. They’ve hosted celebrations and open houses for holidays. One of their fondest recollections is Robert Hill’s 80th birthday party. “It was a nice little gathering,” Robert said, as he and Barbara sat down at the big table in the showroom. He took out a photo album and flipped through the pictures of cake and smiling guests.
Robert always thought the shop at 3rd Ave North would be his permanent home. He’s not ready to retire just yet, but he hopes to eventually hire someone to come in and run the shop two days a week.“I’ve been working sometimes seven days a week and it’s caught up with me,” Hill said. Robert said he’s noticed a pattern. Relax-fit blazers and slacks are in fashion now. A lot of people own high-quality relaxed-fix clothing, but desire a more fitted look. That’s where Hill comes in.
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