July 1957
And still more later in the month.....


Gives a whole new meaning to "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition", don'it?

"Your money, or your .... um ... er ... ah ...."

(a gag like this worked better with Jack Benny)
Who are these holograms from the future ... and why do I see "I-22" shields dancing before my weary eyes?



For even more nostalgia, here's how Birmingham looked on the map 50 years ago...........

And, to top it all off, a closeup of downtown:

Malfunction Junction?  Try Malfunction 
street-level GRIDLOCK!


(Map images taken from the University of Alabama's Historical Maps website, where many of the state's official road maps are archived and available for viewing)

The "To open Wednesday afternoon or not?" debate continues...

Amazingly enough, Birmingham belonged to ALL of Alabama.  Even Pike County, too.  ;-)

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(If they did, I'd love to have an antenna like that......)

06/30/2007 -- 1035 PM EDT

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