We have some clients who are having a new home built in the Ross Bridge Commuity of Hoover, Alabama. Every so often I like to drive by there, take a picture with my iPhone, and email it to them so they can see the progress of the build. It had been about a week longer than I wanted to wait, but I did manage to get out there this week, and below is what I saw.

It’s so exciting to see such progress being made in Ross Bridge!

Another lake view I took with my iphone while showing some homes for sale in Pell City, AL. I really do like these lake views.

I took this picture with my iPhone while showing some Pell City Alabama Homes for Sale. There’s something very calming to me about lake views.

Yes, I know this is not the Birmingham Public Library, but it is their sign! and it is one more thing to see in downtown Birmingham.

Built in 1927 by Paramount Studios, the Alabama Theatre has become a true Birmingham landmark and destination. Still open today, the Alabama Theatre features programs and shows throughout the year.

You can get directions to the Alabama theatre here.

Obviously, Babe’s Hot Dogs has been out of business for quite a while. Like I have mentioned before. I really like the old painted signs and ads on the sides of “older” buildings downtown. I bet they served a mean dog back in the day.

Let me note, again, that this (nor the next few pictures I may post) do not “represent” downtown Birmingham Alabama as a whole. There are a lot of revitalization efforts going on down there (lofts, entertainment, restaurants, urban work spaces) which will hopefully continue to improve the downtown area.

Powell School was named after the very first mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. He believed so strongly in education and that Birmingham children should go to school that he donated his salary as mayor to the cause.

One of the things I like about “older” buildings is the painted ads and names that used to be on the side of them. I can only assume that “American Life” at one point in time may have been an insurance company or something of the sort here in town. I really don’t know. 

I just thought it spoke to the fact that even here in Birmingham Alabama, we are living the “American Life.”

Let me note, again, that this (nor the next few pictures I may post) do not “represent” downtown Birmingham Alabama as a whole. There are a lot of revitalization efforts going on down there (lofts, entertainment, restaurants, urban work spaces) which will hopefully continue to improve the downtown area

If you have spent any time in downtown Birmingham, you have seen CAP is Downtown riding their bikes around. I was so surprised to see a truck with their logo on it, that I had to pause. (I thought they only had bikes!)

In case you don’t know who CAP is and why they are here, straight from their website…

“CAP is City Action Partnership in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, a team of dedicated professionals (CAPs) who patrol on bicycles and in vehicles marked with award-winning graphics and rotating green lights.  We work in tandem with law enforcement, businesses, and government to keep downtown safe and friendly for folks who work, live, or visit.  The CAP Service Area is one of the safest in the metropolitan region. In addition to patrols, we act as ambassadors of the downtown, giving directions and providing stranded motorist services free of charge to anyone in the CAP Service Area.”