Comments on: In Love With: Skyline Sightings

By: Jenny Dorgan

Jenny Dorgan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:30:26 +0000

Hawks View Overlook: enjoy a day hike to a spectacular view of downtown Birmingham. Ruffner Mountain is a 1,011 acre nature preserve located in the heart of Birmingham. It is an unparralleled hiking area and retreat–a remnant of the southern Appalachian forests here in the midst of the concrete jungle. Ruffner Mountain was an integral part of Birmingham’s early history. The Ruffner Mines operated from the 1800s to the 1650s and produced iron ore for the Sloss City Furnaces some five miles away. Ruffner also yielded limestone, sandstone and timber, to help develop a growing industrial city. An urban nature preserve since 1977, Ruffner Mountain is dedicated to the preservation of the mountain as a refuge for native plants and animals, providing environmental education and passive recreation opportunities for the community.

By: Skylines « Pop Goes the City

Skylines « Pop Goes the City — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:00:19 +0000

[...] 12, 2008 Posted by cbuchanan in Uncategorized. trackback I’ve got a new installment of the “In Love With” column up at the Terminal, and this time it’s all about Vulcan’s favorite [...]

By: Charles Amos Horn

Charles Amos Horn — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:12:26 +0000

I have quite a few places…I’m going to create a google map when i get a few minutes…
One of my favorite ways to view the city is coming south on Hwy 65 from North of town…at night. It glitters, and quickly rises up into the newer buildings. The other spots are from red mountain, from the old robber baron homes along the ridge of crest road and in Redmont park. another good view is from the hill above Acipco, in Acipco Highlands…