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Old 08-07-2013, 09:01 AM
 
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I don't remember seeing a historic "main street" in Huntsville. Where is it, if it is there? I was thinking they tore some of the old buildings down.
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Old 08-07-2013, 09:34 AM
 
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Basically you have the courthouse square which has bars, restaurants, offices.... And the old historic neighborhoods like Twickenham and Old Town, but those are residential.
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Old 08-07-2013, 05:09 PM
 
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Old 08-08-2013, 12:01 PM
 
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Adams Street. I guess. And if you're interested, around Christmas they have tours of their house, or did in the past.

The courthouse is 1960s historic ugly. If they wanted to make an uglier building, I am not sure they could. A borg cube would be nicer.
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Old 08-08-2013, 01:58 PM
 
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Adams Street. I guess. And if you're interested, around Christmas they have tours of their house, or did in the past.

The courthouse is 1960s historic ugly. If they wanted to make an uglier building, I am not sure they could. A borg cube would be nicer.
well, adams street isn't what i mean by historic downtown main street area if it is just houses. huntsville does seem to be the most residential downtown of any city i've seen of its size.

i don't think the courthouse is that bad, probaby shouldn't go all out on architecture on a tax funded government building used for utiliarian reasons anyway. there is a courthouse in the town that i grew up that looks like it was inspired by Soviet Union Communist architecture it is that bleak looking. Huntsville courhouse, if i am thinking about the same building, looks nice in comparison.

i thought huntsville downtown area has a nice look to it, i was surprised it wasn't more of a destination with more restaurants.
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Old 08-08-2013, 06:24 PM
 
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The Huntsville/Madison County Courthouse is the 1960's "futuristic" design. As of now it looks outdated and out of place but give it another 40 years and people will appreciate it as being from a historic period. I agree the outside isn't anything to marvel over but the design of the interior staircases is very unique and sort of cool. It has a sort of "Jetsons" appeal to it. lol

The area around Harrison Brothers Hardware downtown are is old historic buildings. They give tours of the hardware store so that would be a good place to start for a historic tour.
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:43 PM
 
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Old 08-08-2013, 07:45 PM
 
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I was trying to find a history of the buildings between the two that I posted above, but can't seem to find them.

Surely that little squat thing wasn't the courthouse all the way to the 1960s
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Old 08-08-2013, 08:14 PM
 
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I was trying to find a history of the buildings between the two that I posted above, but can't seem to find them.

Surely that little squat thing wasn't the courthouse all the way to the 1960s
I am assuming it no longer exists?

I think it is safe to say the new one had a better HVAC system than the one built in the 1830's, at least.
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Old 08-08-2013, 08:36 PM
 
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That little squat thing is better than half the size of the replacement, look at the trees and houses directly behind, to the left of the photo. I wouldn't be surprised if the greek revival courthouse lasted through the 1950s.

The new building is sterile, modern, not ugly, but not winning over any fans. Prefer the old. As the centerpiece of downtown, Huntsville had better spend a little money on innovative or classical design to attract something of a business district!
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