Tyrone Silmon is Main Street Birmingham’s Economic Development and Community Planner, working mostly in Birmingham’s western communities.

Favorite Birmingham urban renewal project: Railroad Park. “It’s becoming a place that connects all people to downtown Birmingham.”

If you could restore one building in Birmingham, what would it be? Ramsey McCormick building, to help revitalize downtown Ensley

Favorite local restaurant: Niki’s West

Hometown: Kingston/Woodlawn area of Birmingham. “I am excited and happy to be reinvesting my everyday efforts to the community and area that I grow up in and around. I enjoy working with people that affect positive change in our communities. I have found a love for preservation and revitalization work and have discovered it has been a hidden passion.”

Other community work: Volunteer basketball coach, volunteer with Christian Service Mission, Faith Chapel Christian Center

Family: Married to Tange Silmon. Tyrone and Tange have an 18 year old son name Rodriquez and almost two year old daughter name Abigail.

Email Tyrone