Mobile Development Thread - Page 90

Del · #**1781** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 7:37 PM**

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Savannah Street between Charles and Chatham

Drove by there this afternoon. Cute houses! Y'all sure got some speedy gentrification going on down there. But the neighborhood still looks relaxed and not too uptight.

Port_of_Bama · #**1782** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 9:36 PM**

I always wondered why the streets in that particular part of Mobile( Down the bay/Oklaugh historic district area) all are named after states and cities ? Usualy if some one tell me they stay on a certain street named after a city or state I instantly know what part of town they live ( Down the Bay/Oklaugh historic district ara). Texas street has a strange uniqueness to it.

nimsjus · #**1783** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 12:02 AM**

They get going with something and stick with it. All the streets in one area off Mich Avenue were named for birds hence the community known as Birdville. I heard the story behind why they went with bird names for a particular streets but I can't remember it.

Port_of_Bama · #**1784** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 1:01 AM**

If Volks Wagon choose Aalabama for there plant, what region of the state do you guys think it will be located Mobile,Dothan or Huntsville? If mobile is chosen (I hope ) where do you guys think they will build it ? The article mentioned north of Mobile it didn`t say north of Mobile county it said Mobile so i`m thinking it will be in Mobile county around the Satsuma or Creola area, unless i`m taking it out of context.

| BRAVO | · #**1785** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 1:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Musicisright

I walked by the Battle House today and noticed that they're working on the Joe Cain Cafe (I think that's the name) in the NW corner of the building. The doors were open and it looked quite nice inside.

I saw some plans for Joe Cain's today and it looks like it will be really cool. I'm planning on trying it next time I'm in the Mob.

pkp · #**1786** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 2:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by elb401

I would jump on it!! But I wont be looking for a home to buy for another nine months. What kind of prices are they?

I am not sure about two, but two are $200,000 and $250,000 but they are decent sized houses. The one a block away was much smaller and was in the $120s but just sold.

pkp · #**1787** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

I always wondered why the streets in that particular part of Mobile( Down the bay/Oklaugh historic district area) all are named after states and cities ? Usualy if some one tell me they stay on a certain street named after a city or state I instantly know what part of town they live ( Down the Bay/Oklaugh historic district ara). Texas street has a strange uniqueness to it.

The neighborhood started in the 1850s - most houses were built between 1850 and 1900. Some of the streets running east and west are named after other southern cities - Charleston, Savannah, Selma, etc... The streets actually used to run all the way to the river until the 60's when they tore down much of the old homes east of Broad. I am not sure why they are named that way as Mobile is as old if not older than most of the cities. As you go further south they pick up state names. the north south streets have nothing to do with city names.

Port_of_Bama · #**1788** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 4:10 AM**

What kind of food are they serving at Joe Can`s my best bet it`s cajun ? I will be in the Port City ,in 2 weeks are there any other new places to eat in Mobile ? I miss the good food down there and I alreday have over a dozen new spots to try out when I come home !!

I-65 south bound 2 weeks and counting !!

elb401 · #**1789** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 2:11 PM**

i think it is actually going to have mixed drinks there and sandwiches too. But who knows they might have more there.

10101000 · #**1790** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 4:10 PM**

Alright gang, comin home for my B-day this weekend!!!! I am ready to see Mobile...

elb401 · #**1791** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 10:59 PM**

awesome happy birthday!!

Verve · #**1792** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 11:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by pkp

The neighborhood started in the 1850s - most houses were built between 1850 and 1900. Some of the streets running east and west are named after other southern cities - Charleston, Savannah, Selma, etc... The streets actually used to run all the way to the river until the 60's when they tore down much of the old homes east of Broad. I am not sure why they are named that way as Mobile is as old if not older than most of the cities. As you go further south they pick up state names. the north south streets have nothing to do with city names.

The streets that have the city names were named that way during the Civil War. The original street names were northern state names and during the war, they were changed to reflect the major southern cities. I'm not sure about New Jersey but it could've renamed after the war. But, I do know those city-named streets were originally named for northern states.

SouthSky · #**1793** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 11:19 PM**

Happy birthday, Tim!

By the way, I just stumbled upon this article dated today from the "The Independent" - a London based newspaper on a Brit's journeys throughout downtown Mobile.

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/americas/alabama-the-shellfish-gene-815658.html

Scottybo · #**1794** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 2:37 AM**

Very good read and a good laugh as well.

Always wondered how a Brit would take Alabama.

10101000 · #**1795** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 12:39 PM**

Thanks guys

nimsjus · #**1796** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 1:18 PM**

Not quite downtown, but the city will move to increase the size of the Leinkauf Historic District. I think this is one of those things that you can never have enough of. Hopefully it will continue to stimulate some redevelopment in those areas like we have around the othe historic districts. I think the Leinkauf HD is the one in the worst shape overall and the least desirable to be in. I think expanding the boundaries might help increase development in the core of the district because people will knwo there is a little more area between them and some seedier areas.
http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/120920132913330.xml&coll=3

Port_of_Bama · #**1797** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 2:16 PM**

Happy B-day TnC !!! Hope you enjoy your self in the Port City man.

Oh yeah let me know how the food in NOJA is i`ll be home in a week and 5 days and counting !

Del · #**1798** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 2:44 PM**

Nimsjus, I heard that one of the remodeled houses on Eslava (already in the Leinkauf district) sold for far more than I would have expected. Maybe they are on the way up.

However, OGDS is turning into the oft-named "hysterical" district, I'm afraid, with neighbors ratting each other out about work being done (not visible from the street), trash put out a few days early, etc. I'm all for improving property values and reducing crime, but I don't want to live in a hundred-year-old version of a gated community, either. I swear, I'm about to string a clothesline across the front yard. And maybe some plastic gnomes.

pkp · #**1799** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 4:59 AM**

I live in the district and must be one of those folks. The issue is that people are coming in and doing shitty jobs renovating houses and trying to flip them because they area's prices have gone up. My block for example has 4 houses for sale. Two were done fine, two are pieces of shit, and yes, I did email the city on the one next to me that is on the market that had a major expansion with no building permit. If someone lives in a house and can't do any better, thats one thing. But lets face it, most of the problems down here are from scumbag landlords and investors trying to make a buck off of somebody. Fuck 'em. I work hard to keep my community clean and safe. Why should I have to put up with that garbage?

Del · #**1800** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 2:08 PM**

I'm not talking about major expansions without a building permit. The most recent example for me was neighbors putting up a backyard pergola. They had to stop what they were doing and go downtown to file plans for their little "landscape feature." There was also a case of some folks living in a run-down house in a pre-gentrified block who were fixing their front porch railings with ordinary one-by-somethings. To be honest I didn't know if those folks owned or if it was the landlord, but to me it looked like they were doing the best job they knew how to do with what they could afford. There are some slumlords who own property down here, true, but I don't want to see people who own their homes driven out so that---exactly what you said--- a bunch of investors can make a buck redoing their houses. I feel hypocritical since our block is pretty solidly gentrified, but I think there should be a middle ground between slumville and Colonial Williamsburg.