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This 1927 architectural gem was previously a bank building and is now being renovated for condominiums....
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10-03-2007, 06:56 PM
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The Tutweiler Hotel....a great historic building.
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10-03-2007, 07:02 PM
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Now let's go "Over the Mountain" First shot is Downtown from the Vulcan Statue on Red Mountain and the second is 180 degrees around.
Second photo is Shades Valley, with the town of Homewood.....
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10-03-2007, 07:12 PM
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And now to the "city" of Homewood...approximately 20k population.....
Pictures of "SOHO" - a mixed use development with retail, condos and the Homewood City Hall....first photo.
Second photo is of the village of Homewood....
3rd and 4th photos are homes in the "Hollywood" neighborhood of Homewood....
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10-03-2007, 07:46 PM
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Now onto Mountain Brook with its three villages....
First two photos are from Mountain Brook Village.
3rd photo is English Village
4th is Crestline Village....
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10-03-2007, 07:59 PM
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Now let's move on to Vestavia....
1) A home on Shades Mountain over looking Shades Valley.
1) The view of Shades Valley from this home. The Village of Homewood is seen from Shades Mountain rather from Red Mountain in previous photos.
2) A 180 degree turn toward the Southeast...now overlooking primarily the City of Hoover with Double Oak Mountain in the far background about 6 miles away. This photo appears to be unpopulated forest but approximately 70,000 people live in the area in the photo...when the neighborhoods were developed, tree-cutting was very carefully done. There is virtually no undeveloped land in this photo....its all Birmingham suburbia and it now extends well over Double Oak Mountain in the background. The other side of Double Oak Mountain is Birmingham's 'frontier' now....
3) The village of Vestavia from my car. Notice no Billboards or Outdoor Advertising in Homewood, Vestavia or Mountain Brook. Not a billboard to be seen....
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10-17-2007, 11:03 AM
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Birmingham News Reader's Choice Awards
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10-17-2007, 11:33 AM
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I passed through Birmingham going to Amory, MS. Those pics are great, it looks beautiful there. Whats it like to live there? Not in Birmingham itself but the suburbs?
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10-17-2007, 11:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotslass
I passed through Birmingham going to Amory, MS. Those pics are great, it looks beautiful there. Whats it like to live there? Not in Birmingham itself but the suburbs?
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The suburbs are excellent. Very good public schools that prepare children for college, good local governments with control over police, fire and public services and extremely low crime.... |
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10-18-2007, 11:21 AM
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The suburbs are excellent. Very good public schools that prepare children for college, good local governments with control over police, fire and public services and extremely low crime....
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Well thats good, always a bonus.
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