Birmingham (about time we saw it again on this forum)

[atl2phx]

nice pics. good to see birmingham here.

rip randy.

[ColDayMan]

I think Randy is smiling.

[Sulley]

It's almost surrreal to see pictures... I still own a home there, but as of this month, I have not been back in two years.

I don't know if I could ever live there again. I have mixed feelings.

[(four 0 four)]

Great job on one of your more 'gritless' threads!
Years ago I went to the sloss furnaces for a party. Do you have any shots from there or is it not open to the public when not leased for an event?

[rockyi]

I'm very impressed. Thanks for the pics.

[Kingofthehill]

Those are some wonderful bones that B'ham has!

[Go7SD]

Great shots! Thanks for helping carry the torch, LSyd. Randy was a great guy and will be missed.

[LSyd]

thanks y'all.

Originally Posted by (four 0 four)

Great job on one of your more 'gritless' threads!
Years ago I went to the sloss furnaces for a party. Do you have any shots from there or is it not open to the public when not leased for an event?

Sloss is still quite open. i haven't been since 2006; i went on a weekday. the site is very open; it was almost a quasi-urban exploring experience.

here's the ones i have on my site, which barely cover it







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[dktshb]

Very cool shots... some of those pictures actually remind me of San Antonio not Birmingham. I have always liked Birmingham with its hilly topograhpy and it has been a long time since we've seen it here without Randy. I like the aerial shots from the plane... it looks like there are 2 downtown areas.

[hauntedheadnc]

You can't ever know without visiting in person, but Birmingham looks like it would be a comfortable place.

[joecool]

What happened to Randy?!?!?!?!

[TimCity2000]

Originally Posted by dktshb

I like the aerial shots from the plane... it looks like there are 2 downtown areas.

The downtown/CBD is at the bottom of the aerials that LSyd posted. The area at the top of the aerials is UAB/Southside.

[woopigs]

Thought I would post a few from earlier this summer.

[FREKI]

Not the Birmingham I was expecting but nice pics never the less

[plinko]

I want the Watts Building for my city.

[LSyd]

thanks for the replies everybody.

nice shot of Electra's backside

Originally Posted by joecool

What happened to Randy?!?!?!?!

he was hit and killed by a train downtown. RIP.

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[subterranean]

Looks pretty happenin'. Thanks for the update!

[ChrisLA]

Nice set love the night scenes.

[Robert Pence]

Originally Posted by TimCity2000

believe it or not, he was struck by a train in downtown birmingham. many suspect he was out taking photographs for this very forum. he is definitely missed and was a great ambassador for our city.

LSyd, thanks for taking the time to share these! you've always represented the 'ham well.

If I remember correctly what I read at the time from a newspaper clipping on the forum, Randy was taking photos of an Amtrak train and was crossing the tracks behind it when it unexpectedly and suddenly backed up. I would suppose there was an investigation; railroad accidents involving injury, death or serious property damage almost always are investigated both by railroad officials and civil authorities.

It's something that never should have happened, had operating rules been followed; as I understand it, a train crew should never reverse direction without having someone either at the back of the last car or on the ground to protect the movement (make sure nothing and nobody are in the way).

[Wheelingman04]

I go down to Birmingham every now and then for my job and i'm always impressed by the built environment of the city and its well preserved urban core. It has a lot of character compared to other sunbelt cities. I hope it can take advantage of what it has and prosper in the future.