April 16, 201015 yr The Magic City has got quite a few nice pieces of architecture. Now Atlanta does have some good stuff too but per capita, yeah, Birmingham. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
April 16, 201015 yr Wow, some real architectural gems there! Is that a dirigible mast on top of the Leer Tower?
April 17, 201015 yr Great architecture, but who killed all the people? Another downtown got hit by a neutron bomb. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 19, 201015 yr Really nice looking downtown! I'm intrigued about the park pictured with the large obelisk.
April 19, 201015 yr Great architecture, but who killed all the people? Another downtown got hit by a neutron bomb. They're all inside, playing Wii.
April 19, 201015 yr I've got a lot of family that live not too far from Birmingham. It's got a great Downtown area that I find comparable to Downtown Columbus at times (both tend to get REALLY empty on weekends, which is when I'm assuming these photos were taken). Linn Park is a real gem there as well. http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=linn+park+birmingham
May 1, 201015 yr Great architecture, but who killed all the people? Another downtown got hit by a neutron bomb. They're all inside, playing Wii. ... Or moved to tha ATL.
May 2, 201015 yr The Magic City. Impressive! I think around WWII Birmingham, Atlanta, and Louisville were all in contention for being the "second city of the South" (NOLA was still the "Southern Metropolis" back then). I have to say those vintage skyscrapers are pretty impressive. And that old red brick and stone "Steiner Building" has to be one of the older buildings in Birmingham, considering that that city is relatively "new".
May 12, 201015 yr Yeah, Birmingham has about 10 nice architectural beauties which you captured here. Atlanta pales in comparison per capita-wise, but it certainly has just as many in downtown Atlanta alone and that's not counting the ones you find scattered about in Midtown and Buckhead (yes, they both have some historic buildings left, not many, but some). I've gone to Birmingham, AL a couple of times and was thoroughly unimpressed both times. In fact, the last time I went I had planned on staying a night there at a hotel, but was so bored and unimpressed that I turned around and headed back for Atlanta. Great architecture, but who killed all the people? Another downtown got hit by a neutron bomb. They're all inside, playing Wii. ... Or moved to tha ATL. Funny you say that, because basically everyone in the deep south moves to Atlanta if they want to get an education or move up in the world. Atlanta's success has largely been because their regional competition is so poor, and they have become a magnet as a result for diverse, affluent populations of the south.
May 12, 201015 yr Impressive bones. In a way, it reminds me of Youngstown -- one-time iron and steel powerhouse with magnificent, big, vintage buildings that are severely underutilized. Is any steel still being made in Birmingham?
May 15, 201015 yr Funny you say that, because basically everyone in the deep south moves to Atlanta if they want to get an education or move up in the world. Atlanta's success has largely been because their regional competition is so poor, and they have become a magnet as a result for diverse, affluent populations of the south. That's not quite as true more recently with the rise of metropolitan areas like Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Nashville. Even smaller metro areas like Huntsville and Greenville-Spartanburg are getting hip to the game economically speaking.
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