Tuxedo Junction

Historical marker location:

Birmingham, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of 20th Street (Alabama Route 269) and Ensley/5 Points W Avenue, on the right when traveling west on 20th Street.)

Marker installed: 1980

The city of Mobile, Alabama is home to the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. The first Mardi Gras parade in Mobile took place in 1703, just one year after the city was founded by the French.