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Posted on 6/14/19 at 10:04 pm to dallastiger55
The Mercedes marathon is setup to run through the nicest areas of Birmingham they can put together. There are some nicer places, around the Avondale area for sure.
I doubt Ensley, or much on the West side, has much of a chance of recovering to anything nice in this century.
There's probably a murder every other night on that side of town.
I doubt Ensley, or much on the West side, has much of a chance of recovering to anything nice in this century.
There's probably a murder every other night on that side of town.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 10:08 pm to dallastiger55
I enjoyed stopping in Birmingham during the day for lunch while traveling. My girlfriend wanted to stay there overnight on the way to Destin so we did. Never again, it gets trashy and unappealing when the sun goes down.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 10:19 pm to Jalbow3
Man I used to cruise the Parkway also. I am 40. I am sure we know each other! It’s a shame seeing how nice Center Point, Huffman and Roebuck used to be and to turn into a ghetto within 10-15 years.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 11:11 pm to JT4UA
I'll be 38 in 2 weeks, so I'm sure we might have bumped into each other. I went to school in Springville and moved back 6 years ago. A lot of new students started coming from Huffman and Erwin in 94-95, so obviously the people that could get out started getting the hell out.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 11:12 pm to dallastiger55
theres a reason spring hill has a fence around it’s campus
Posted on 6/14/19 at 11:41 pm to Ed Osteen
Downtown has made a ton of progress in the 7 years I’ve been working there. Railroad park is nice. I jog there and slowly watched Regions Park be built. Nice expensive condos everywhere. The financial district where I work has changed for the better. I wouldn’t live there, I live inVestavia Hills, but for the younger crowd it’s booming.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 11:44 pm to HempHead
Is this really a mystery?
Shouldn't be.
Shouldn't be.
Posted on 6/14/19 at 11:56 pm to dallastiger55
There ain't no place like Birmingham.
Posted on 6/15/19 at 1:16 am to au4you
I moved to Crestwood South last summer from the burbs and love it. Been in Bham since 2014 after leaving Memphis and much prefer Bham.
To the one’s saying only white hippies live in Bham proper, myself and my neighbors on either side of me are MAGA baws. I know several other MSU grads living in Avondale and Crestwood neighborhoods that all prefer this area to the burbs.
To the one’s saying only white hippies live in Bham proper, myself and my neighbors on either side of me are MAGA baws. I know several other MSU grads living in Avondale and Crestwood neighborhoods that all prefer this area to the burbs.
Posted on 6/15/19 at 1:55 am to TheHarahanian
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Look at Memphis, Jackson, Montgomery, etc.
You racist.....but while you're at it include pretty much every city in the South.....gotta love section 8
Posted on 6/15/19 at 2:49 am to dallastiger55
Lived in Alabaster, wouldn’t dare live in Bham proper.
Posted on 6/15/19 at 5:09 am to dallastiger55
I'm right outside of Birmingham, in Center Point. Birmingham is make no a strong comeback. It's actually surprising to me. White flight is a huge part of things, but also the fact that they allowed apartments all over the place.
Center Point has no one to blame except itself. It didn't decide to be a city until the 2000's. Birmingham annexed all of the expensive neighborhoods.
Louisiana and Alabama should line their politicians up, and beat them with baseball bats
Center Point has no one to blame except itself. It didn't decide to be a city until the 2000's. Birmingham annexed all of the expensive neighborhoods.
Louisiana and Alabama should line their politicians up, and beat them with baseball bats
Posted on 6/15/19 at 5:18 am to JT4UA
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Man I used to cruise the Parkway also. I am 40. I am sure we know each other! It’s a shame seeing how nice Center Point, Huffman and Roebuck used to be and to turn into a ghetto within 10-15 years.
Super shops was a big meeting place. Center Point parkway was a great place to meet folks. Before they cracked down on "cruising" it was pretty wild
Posted on 6/15/19 at 9:14 am to MrLarson
Caraway was a nice area in the 1950s... looks more like Detroit now
Posted on 6/15/19 at 9:28 am to Cobrasize
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I'm right outside of Birmingham, in Center Point. Birmingham is make no a strong comeback. It's actually surprising to me. White flight is a huge part of things, but also the fact that they allowed apartments all over the place.
Have to disagree with you. I've worked downtown for 15 years and I can't believe how much it has changed for the better. There are probably 5-10 projects going on right now on the north side that will become mixed use and that will add even more upper middle class to downtown.
Now if they'd move Brother Bryan and Firehouse out of downtown and take down the Knights Inn there would be bigger improvements.
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Posted on 6/15/19 at 9:40 am to MrLarson
They need to demolish legion field and team up with MLB to build a bunch of youth baseball fields for urban academies.
Posted on 6/15/19 at 10:51 am to Cobrasize
I'm an Erwin grad, cruised the Parkway many times. Unfortunately the area was destined to decline. What has happened downtown is nothing short of amazing though. I gave up hope and left when JeffCo filed for bankruptcy, but I was proven wrong.
Posted on 6/16/19 at 4:31 am to fallguy_1978
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My in laws eventually bailed to Vestavia Hills area from Birmingham proper
My grandparents did it in the early 80's. I lived in Roebuck in the 2nd grade. Sad what that area looks like mpw.
Posted on 6/16/19 at 6:01 am to HempHead
LaNell’s in Norwood. I was going to the tequila tasting they were having and then Googled the address and decided against it. 
A free liquor tasting in Norwood? No thanks.
A free liquor tasting in Norwood? No thanks. 
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