Montgomery development news - Page 238

SpawnOfVulcan · #**4741** Posted **Sep 9, 2010, 5:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by thoraudio

I know what the Kress store should be.

It should be the Alabama General Store. Modeled after the Mast General Stores (if you've ever been in one), but showcasing Alabama made items. Everything from Alaga to a Hyundai available for sale, right there.

You know what, it seems kinda far fetched, but that's actually not a bad idea.

thoraudio · #**4742** Posted **Sep 9, 2010, 6:02 PM**

of course it's not a bad idea. I came up with it.

Capital Heights · #**4743** Posted **Sep 14, 2010, 12:07 AM**

Here is an e-mail I recieved from Troy University today concerning the demolition of the old Executive Office Building on Montgomery Street:

I am following up on a request by Dr. Jack Hawkins to address your question regarding the "old executive office building" located in Montgomery. The current plan is to demolish the building. We are in the process of testing the building for hazardous materials and will then bid the demolition.

Please let me know if you have additional questions.

Regards,
Jim
Jim Bookout, Ed.D., CPA
Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance
and Business Affairs
Troy University
241 Adams Administration Bldg.
Troy, Alabama 36081

bystander1 · #**4744** Posted **Sep 14, 2010, 1:52 AM**

...for a surface lot?

Thedarkone1977 · #**4745** Posted **Sep 14, 2010, 9:58 PM**

ASU president talks of growth
Selma Times-Journal
Published 10:37pm Monday, September 13, 2010
By Tim Reeves

Alabama State University President William Harris remembered when someone once told him he must have been proud considering the university was Alabama’s “best kept secret.” It was at that point he knew something had to change.

Harris knew the quality of faculty teaching at the university. He knew the quality of programs offered and he knew the commitment to excellence he and his staff shared. He just needed everyone else in the state of Alabama to know it.

[...]

Port_of_Bama · #**4746** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 11:17 AM**

Good news for ASU !! Now it`s time for Bishop State in Mobile to follow ASU`s lead in expansion and become a four year HBCU instead of a two year. In so many ways I believe ASU is the premier school in Montgomery.

Thedarkone1977 · #**4747** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 3:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

In so many ways I believe ASU is the premier school in Montgomery.

I don't know if it is but it has the potential to be and maybe should be.

OldCloverdale · #**4748** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 3:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

... Now it`s time for Bishop State in Mobile to follow ASU`s lead in expansion and become a four year HBCU instead of a two year. In so many ways I believe ASU is the premier school in Montgomery.

Wrong and wrong.

neilson · #**4749** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

Wrong and wrong.

Exactly. That Private College in the heart of Cloverdale is the premier school in MTG.

The Heights · #**4750** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 7:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by Capital Heights

I am following up on a request by Dr. Jack Hawkins to address your question regarding the "old executive office building" located in Montgomery. The current plan is to demolish the building. We are in the process of testing the building for hazardous materials and will then bid the demolition.

Are we talking about the building on the other side of Molton Street? If so, I hope they salvage some of that nice stonework. I imagine it will all go to the landfill, though. Montgomery is way behind the times with regard to architectural salvage.

OCA REP · #**4751** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by neilson

Exactly. That Private College in the heart of Cloverdale is the premier school in MTG.

Absolutely; I LIKE your thinking!

That college, by the way, is Huntingdon College.

Port_of_Bama · #**4752** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 8:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by OldCloverdale

Wrong and wrong.

ASU isn`t expanding ? And Huntingdon never heard of it only ASU, AUM, and Troy Montgomery.

bystander1 · #**4753** Posted **Sep 15, 2010, 10:20 PM**

There's an automatic bias against ASU. An education is what you make of it.

Port_of_Bama · #**4754** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 4:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by bystander1

There's an automatic bias against ASU. An education is what you make of it.

I understand.....

Jefficator · #**4755** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 1:15 PM**

You have to search for those photos. They are here:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?col...=1&itemLink=D?hh:27:./temp/~ammem_enLB::

Jefficator · #**4756** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 1:26 PM**

The best views of Montgomery--in fact the ONLY view from which downtown Montgomery looks like a CITY--is from the industrial area immediately adjacent to the river, northeast of downtown. This area should absolutely be redeveloped into a trendy new district.

OldCloverdale · #**4757** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 2:46 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capital Heights

Here is an e-mail I recieved from Troy University today concerning the demolition of the old Executive Office Building on Montgomery Street:

I am following up on a request by Dr. Jack Hawkins to address your question regarding the "old executive office building" located in Montgomery. The current plan is to demolish the building. We are in the process of testing the building for hazardous materials and will then bid the demolition.

Please let me know if you have additional questions.

Regards,
Jim
Jim Bookout, Ed.D., CPA
Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance
and Business Affairs
Troy University
241 Adams Administration Bldg.
Troy, Alabama 36081

OldCloverdale · #**4758** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 3:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

ASU isn`t expanding ? And Huntingdon never heard of it only ASU, AUM, and Troy Montgomery.

it`s *not* time for Bishop State in Mobile to follow ASU`s lead in expansion and become a four year HBCU instead of a two year.

(plenty of 4-year state schools already in Alabama, including USA in Mobile... Bishop State is the only 2-year state school in Mobile)

In so many ways I believe ASU is *not* the premier school in Montgomery

(Auburn-Montgomery is clearly the best school in Montgomery; Huntingdon is clearly the most beautiful.)

OCA REP · #**4759** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 3:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by bystander1

There's an automatic bias against ASU.

Maybe a little.

My feeling is they bring it on themselves. I am not going to run down the laundry list of missteps and questionable things ASU has done through the years. I must say that they seem to have righted the boat recently and are doing a decent job of keeping their house in order. I am really enjoying the tremendous amount of great construction projects on campus and absolutely love the results of the Hall Street project which cuts through the campus.

Hopefully ASU is back on the right track!

bystander1 · #**4760** Posted **Sep 16, 2010, 8:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by OCA REP

Maybe a little.

My feeling is they bring it on themselves. I am not going to run down the laundry list of missteps and questionable things ASU has done through the years. I must say that they seem to have righted the boat recently and are doing a decent job of keeping their house in order. I am really enjoying the tremendous amount of great construction projects on campus and absolutely love the results of the Hall Street project which cuts through the campus.

Hopefully ASU is back on the right track!

ASU's problems were mainly political in nature. With the removal of Joe Reed from the school (including even his name from the Acadome), ASU is working to get people to focus on its academic offerings, both old and new, and updating its campus is one of the best ways to show it visually.