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Dreaming about across the street from Railroad Park

February 2nd, 2010 · View Comments · architecture

As work continues on downtown Birmingham’s Railroad Park, several of the city’s prominent firms offer their suggestions about what the property across the street from it should look like – and Operation New Birmingham decided to share the results with everybody.

Downtown’s former Protective Life building empties

February 24th, 2009 · View Comments · Business, architecture

The place where Birmingham’s hub held its first anniversary party is said to be closing its doors at the end of the month.

Quinlan Castle loses its top – temporarily

February 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · architecture

Residents don’t need to worry about Birmingham’s Quinlan Castle. Its current owners are embarking on a renovation project for the local icon.

A new addition (sort of) to the Birmingham skyline

January 27th, 2009 · View Comments · architecture

Photo: acnatta/Flickr.
If you take a closer look at the photo above (or look up if you’re downtown), you’ll notice that work is going on atop Regions Bank’s Birmingham headquarters. The building has only had signs visible on two sides during its history, dating back to its days as AmSouth Tower. The new signs will allow [...]

Rebuild Bethel marches forward

May 13th, 2008 · Comments Off · Take a moment, architecture, history

Screenshot of Rebuild Bethel campaign website.
We haven’t heard a lot about historic Bethel Baptist Church in recent months – the historic building granted National Historic Landmark status in 2005 – not the congregation’s current structure – despite a pledge by Mayor Langford to provide up to $1 million in city funds towards its renovation. Hopefully [...]

Swinging for the stars

May 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · 35203, Art, architecture

Swinging for the stars. acnatta/Flickr
That’s what some of golf’s greatest legends will be doing next weekend during the annual Regions Charity Classic here at Birmingham’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Ross Bridge. The title sponsor has changed buildings downtown since last year’s event, now occupying space in the former AmSouth Building. Playing off of [...]

Mountain Brook Inn comes down

April 30th, 2008 · View Comments · 35223, Business, architecture

Mountain Brook Inn being demolished today. leadingzero/twitpic
The wrecking ball (or crane as the case may be) appears to be providing evening rush hour drivers along U.S. Highway 280 with a show – in the form of the demolition of the Mountain Brook Inn. According to this story published on April 10 in The Birmingham News, [...]