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Things to do in Birmingham/Hoover
Posted on 6/15/21 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 6/15/21 at 4:44 pm
Will be in town for baseball and looking for things to do while not playing ball. Any help?
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Posted on 6/15/21 at 6:22 pm to Purpleblooded
What's your time frame for the trip?
Food:
Birmingham is a really good food town. It's not like New Orleans that has its own brand/style of food, but we have a lot of very good places to go.
Activities:
Depends on the time frame and your interests. Give us some more direction.
Food:
Birmingham is a really good food town. It's not like New Orleans that has its own brand/style of food, but we have a lot of very good places to go.
Activities:
Depends on the time frame and your interests. Give us some more direction.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 8:24 pm to Purpleblooded
Do the urban safari in Ensley. Prime time is after 10pm!
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:40 pm to Purpleblooded
Indoor go-karting at Autobahn, top golf, McWane center if younger kids
If you have older more Woke kids, take them downtown and throw shite through windows and start fires. The mayor can give you pointers.
Lots of good food, but many places are struggling with under staffed conditions so that can be frustrating when on a tight schedule between games.
If you have older more Woke kids, take them downtown and throw shite through windows and start fires. The mayor can give you pointers.
Lots of good food, but many places are struggling with under staffed conditions so that can be frustrating when on a tight schedule between games.
Posted on 6/15/21 at 9:41 pm to greygoose
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Do the urban safari in Ensley. Prime time is after 10pm!
I was born in Ensley Highlands and lived there until white flight occurred.
All my people were from the Central Park area. I’ve often considered buying the old home places and restoring them for rentals in the hopes that the areas will come back, but I’m not sure that’ll ever happen. Posted on 6/16/21 at 4:48 am to Aubie Spr96
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in the hopes that the areas will come back, but I’m not sure that’ll ever happen.
Spoiler: it won't.
Ensley is one of the few places where the murder rate exceeds the employment rate.
Posted on 6/16/21 at 7:29 am to Purpleblooded
Some jokes about Easley here already, but if you’re in town for baseball a trip to the Easley area to Rickwood Field would be worth your time. I’ve gone out there several times and never had a problem. The Negro League Baseball Museum there is pretty interesting. I think there are self guided tours of the stadium. It’s the oldest baseball stadium in the country and has been used for several movies.
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:15 am to The Spleen
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Rickwood Field would be worth your time.
Absolutely, which is why I asked about his time frame and interests. Maybe he will swing back by and give us some more information.
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:35 am to Purpleblooded
You can go to the Vulcan statue and ride the elevator to the top to look over the whole area.
It's a little bit out of town, but Barber Motorsports Museum is pretty awesome. Barber Motorsports
It's a little bit out of town, but Barber Motorsports Museum is pretty awesome. Barber Motorsports
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:42 am to Aubie Spr96
quote:As a kid, my family would go there to eat at the Ensley Grill. Now, I would hesitate to drive thru there during daylight.
I was born in Ensley Highlands and lived there until white flight occurred. All my people were from the Central Park area. I’ve often considered buying the old home places and restoring them for rentals in the hopes that the areas will come back, but I’m not sure that’ll ever happen.
Posted on 6/16/21 at 8:47 am to Purpleblooded
Idk the age of your kids, but the McWane Center is amazing.
Posted on 6/16/21 at 10:23 am to Aubie Spr96
Posted on 6/16/21 at 11:12 am to greygoose
shite like that breaks my damn heart. Makes we want to drive down there and see what the guy needs. I hate throwing money at problems, but I'm more than willing to cut grass, grade fields, paint stuff.
But to answer your question, Rickwood Field hosts baseball tournaments and a Barons game every year. It's not Wrigley Field by any means, but the playing field is very well kept. If you are a baseball fan, going to Rickwood is like going to Wrigley or Fenway. Some of the greatest players of all time walked that field.
But to answer your question, Rickwood Field hosts baseball tournaments and a Barons game every year. It's not Wrigley Field by any means, but the playing field is very well kept. If you are a baseball fan, going to Rickwood is like going to Wrigley or Fenway. Some of the greatest players of all time walked that field.
Posted on 6/16/21 at 11:22 am to Aubie Spr96
When I was a student at Bama, I had a class project that I did on baseball history. I came up to Rickwood Field, and I arrived one afternoon just to take some pics of the outside of it, but the main gate was wide open. I walked right in, walked around the stands, walked out on the field, etc. Never saw a single person the hour or so I was there. Pretty cool to have it to myself for that hour. This was around 95 or so, and I don't think they were hosting many games there. Field was in pretty bad shape.
Last time I went to the Rickwood Classic there, we were able to go up on the roof of the press box(I think maybe it was the old press box?). There were a handful of other people up there.
Obligatory pic. The gazebo looking thing is where we were able to go to. Not sure if they still allow people up there.
Last time I went to the Rickwood Classic there, we were able to go up on the roof of the press box(I think maybe it was the old press box?). There were a handful of other people up there.
Obligatory pic. The gazebo looking thing is where we were able to go to. Not sure if they still allow people up there.
This post was edited on 6/16/21 at 11:24 am
Posted on 6/17/21 at 12:44 am to MissTiger91
I am in Birmingham at the Redmont once a month. I don’t know of activities, but I can give you a long list of places to eat.
This post was edited on 6/17/21 at 12:48 am
Posted on 6/17/21 at 6:46 am to Purpleblooded
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