Busy on 7th Ave. South it seems

Looks like there will soon be two new restaurants among that large collection of eateries, bars, pubs, bistros and what have you along 7th avenue south.

One is going to be in the building where there used to be a willfully grungy biker / off-road racer bar that went away when the owner forgot to renew his liquor license, who even admitted it when he announced the event one day with a hand written sign basically saying “oops, wasn’t paying attention, sorry about that.” Apparently it’s going to become a Tin Roof BBQ now.

Seems "Tin Roof" which is out of Texas has a web site

Tin Roof BBQ & Steakhouse

 
And here we see behind the future Tin Roof, with one of the stoves ready to be moved in.

The other is being set in the old, long empty, Golden Rule site.

I don’t know what this one is going to be, but it already has a round floor to ceiling mirror as a centerpiece.

So speculate from there.

Meanwhile work continues on the former firehouse and future home of Bogue’s.

Renovations Begin

Shots taken of the outside and interior of the ex firehouse # 22

Sadly no evidence of a pole, which no doubt was never really found in a many real firehouses.

Sort of like cowboys and gun fights in the middle of town at noon.

Other pictures of the inside of Fire House 22 can be found on my Flickr account.

My Flickr Account

Yes it will be a Walgreens... But wait... there's more!

Yes, it seems it will be a Walgreens; however Firehouse 22 will not be torn down but renovated to house Bogue’s Restaurant and the triple platinum salon, because what wets the appetite more than the smell of fried chicken and hair getting fried by peroxide next door?

However it won’t be until around the middle of the summer of 2012 before all this is finished, and at least according to that trader who’s interview on the BBC has gone viral, by that time we’ll all be dealing with a worldwide collapse while Goldman Sachs plays Tina Turner in a Road Warrior, leathers and feathers, Thunderdome hell-scape.

But… probably that won’t happen.

Here’s more about the deal on Clairmont Ave.

Walgreens Deal

Changes on Clairmont Ave.

I see there are some changes taking place along Clairmont Avenue, two old (ish) buildings, the former Fire House # 22, and Clairmont Auto Service,  are being take down with the space to be filled by ?

Perhaps the Walgreen that had been talked about some time back?  That plan, or so I’ve been told, would also have removed Bogue’s Restaurant, however at least for now it seems to still be open for business.

As a reminder for the last year Fire House # 22 has just been the resting place of some outdoor art, by whom I do not know.

Whatever they plan on putting there, they seem to be moving at a pretty good clip, so they should be gone and the new construstion should start soon and we'll what it is.

Homework Hotline Returns!

This Monday, September the 19th, starting at 4:00 p.m. and running until after 6:00 p.m., five telephone lines will be open and ready to help students from grands 3 to 12 with their homework.

Also, if they have access to the Brighthouse Cable digital channels they can see the teacher who is helping them by tuning to Channel 634 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (for that matter if you have digital cable you can watch me do part of my job as I run four channels that go to the schools and one of them, Channel 11, also stands in for Channel 634 during the day.)

However that is not needed, they can still call the numbers below for help with their homework.

The numbers are:

231-2045 for grades 3 through 12 (visible on Channel 634 Bright House Digital)

231-2046 for grades 3 through 5

231-2047 for grades 6 through  8

231-2048 for English as a Second Language help and

231-2049 for High School

A scene from a Homework Hotline from a few years ago.

Where Did The Rest of Birmingham Go!

It didn't go anywhere, it wasn't there yet.

This photo is from almost 60 years ago, December 1951, take from the collection of Charles Cushman

Charles Weever Cushman, amateur photographer and Indiana University alumnus, bequeathed approximately 14,500 Kodachrome color slides to his alma mater. The photographs in this collection bridge a thirty-two year span from 1938 to 1969, during which time he extensively documented the United States as well as other countries.

The man traveled a LOT!

The link below will take you to his 12 photos take in Birmingham 60 years ago, from there you can find other pictures of his from around the world.

Birmingham, 1951

Natural B'ham

When most people think “city” they don’t think nature, however there is an abundance of it to be found if you looks.

These are from around Birmingham, Alabama.

More Such Shots Can Be Found At This Link