Winter Day on 20th

Historic Birmingham

The Iron Age Building built in 1886 is just one of the last two buildings with a cast iron façade left  in our city. Located on 20th Street North, I've had a fascination with the cast iron columns for  along time. I'm more than a little sad that they have painted these wonderful rusting columns with a coat of white paint, since this was taken. Progress?

Cast Iron Building

212 20th Street North

Closed

The tables and chairs are ready.  Come back for dinner at Bistro 218 on 20th Street North in downtown Birmingham!

Late Night in BIrmingham

 

The Art Deco Watts Building on 20th Street, was built in 1927.  I've always loved it and thought the top looked like a church.

No Plastic!

It would be hard to swipe your card on that thing!

Bon Ton Hatters

219 20th Street North

Birmingham, AL

Downtown Reflected

Spotted on 20th Street North

And on that note, I join James' Weekend Reflections!

What Is It? Where Is It?

OK Birminghamians,  this is a little test for you. I play this on my Paris blog from time to time.  Tell me what this is and where it is.  A fabulous prize MIGHT be offered to the winner!

Spring Has Sprung.......but much too soon!

This is not unusual. Many times in mid-winter, Birmingham has unseasonably warm weather and all the blooming plants just........BLOOM!  Here it is the first of February, and daffodils are peeking out , the tulip trees and quince are blooming away........so we just enjoy... and wait for the sure to come freeze. Yesterday this beautiful tulip tree was in full bloom downtown on 20th Street.  We can expect a hard freeze at some point, but for now......we're enjoying shirt sleeve weather! And how about that flower shop...what a great name !

A New View

Today, what I think is an intersesting shot of downtown Birmingham with the playground at the terrific Railroad Park,  with its colorful recycled rubber surface and this challenging "spider web"!!

1931

We Daily Photo Bloggers talk about this all the time. We live in a city for years, decades, (eons?) even and walk or drive by places and yet never notice them until that "photographer's eye" takes over our hearts and minds! Well this is a prime example for me. I've lived in Birmingham for most of my ...... many years! Never even noticed this beautiful Art Deco signage until the other day. Wonder why?