Talladega, AL

[Thundertubs]

Talladega is a city of 17,000 located in east-central Alabama, about 50 miles east of Birmingham, but off the interstate a bit. It is the seat of Talladega County.



The downtown is arranged in a square surrounding the courthouse in typical middle-American fashion, but I somehow managed not to get a shot of the courthouse.























































Deep in the Alabama woods in Talladega State Forest





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* * * Alabamamania 2012 * * *
Birmingham | Montgomery | Anniston

[gothamite]

thanks, looks fascinating. But are there really enough people there to support a Broadway-style musical (The Color Purple) if only for a two-night run?? (not that they're charging New York prices!)

[LSyd]

thanks for the pics. i had no idea such an intact town with nice building stock was there.

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[toyota74]

Love these small American towns.

[xzmattzx]

Nice pictures. Did you go past the racetrack?

[Buckeye Native 001]

Thanks for posting these

[Centropolis]

southern gothic-y. kind of reminds me of ozark towns.

edit: wow, the speedway is pretty far from town!

[ColDayMan]

It's got some gems.

[M II A II R II K]

But it looks like the town is closed.

[10023]

Proving once again that the Rust Belt has not cornered the market on depressed small towns.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Nice pics. But another small town where life is sucked out. Sad, really sad.

[kcexpress69]

Fairly gritty for a place with a well known racetrack that produced a funny movie!! You would think that it might draw more revenue!! Good pics nonetheless!!

[Evergrey]

Fascinating tour, 'Tubs.