BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - With ties dating back to the 1870s and connections to a local legend, The Painted Lady is a place of history.

The Painted Lady can be found on 21st Street and 2nd Avenue South in downtown Birmingham.

Occupying the old Eyer-Raden Building in the Automotive Historic District, The Painted Lady is a 22-room and suite boutique hotel.

Legend has it that the “Louise Curtis” who operated a “boarding house” in the upper floors of this building was actually Louise C. Wooster, sex worker and brothel owner.

Wooster became a local celebrity when her selfless work as a nurse in the city’s cholera wards went public in the 1870’s.

@wbrcnews The Painted Lady is a 22-room and suite boutique hotel, occupying the old Eyer-Raden Building in the Automotive Historic Distri

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