Comments on: Birmingham Rewound

By: Carol Harris

Carol Harris — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:50:09 +0000

I have left and returned to Birmingham many times via the terminal as a child, and as a young woman with two children, I left the station for what was to be the last time. We were going to Germany to live with my Air Force husband. It is sad to know that it was torn down like an old shopping strip mall. It was one of the things that made Birmingham so special.

By: Tina Prosser

Tina Prosser — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:35:42 +0000

I remember the station, but it was torn down by the Social Security Department they were going to build their headquarters there. The red mountain express way was going to go through the apartments there but was stopped because the are owned by the government. When the SSD found out the expressway was not going through they relocated. Unfortunately the terminal was gone by then.

By: Pat Brown

Pat Brown — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:57:08 +0000

I remember the old Terminal Station well also. When I was a child, my Mother, brother and I would take my Dad there to catch the train. He was with the Postal Service and worked on the mail car of the train. We would have to go back and pick him up when the train came back through later in the week. I loved that building and really hate to know that it is not there any more.

By: martha morgan

martha morgan — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:47:30 +0000

I remember the old Terminal Station quite well. I was allowed to take train trips to Fayette Al and also Atlanta Ga when I was 12 years old and older. I am now 76 and grew up in the western section of Bham and still live there. My aunt had a boarding house (a large two story building next to the Terminal) She served the best food in town and the train personnel would go there to eat her fabulous meals. Her boarding house was across the street from Jebs Seafood, She would take me to the Terminal and take me all through, I thought it was the largest and most beautiful building in Bham. What a shame it could not have been put to some use.

By: Timothy C. Phillips

Timothy C. Phillips — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:21:31 +0000

You might enjoy my novel, Dead Birmingham. It’s set around the old Cabana hotel and events transpiring therein. I am the author of a series of novels that take place in Birmingham, and I lke to use older places in the city as imagery.
ttfn,
Tim

By: Shadowhelm

Shadowhelm — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:39:23 +0000

Quinlan may be safe, but it sure looks like ass. Personally, I think there comes a time when a collection of wood, rocks, and steel needs to come down.

I would have liked to have seen Terminal Station in its heyday.

By: nate

nate — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:23:02 +0000

Oh, and here’s what Quinlan Castle looks like w/ a little special effects thrown in:

http://www.eatmedrinkme.com/press/Collateral/castle.jpg

From Alice’s MisAdventures in Wonderland, a motion picture produced and shot in Birmingham.
http://www.eatmedrinkme.com

By: nate

nate — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:11:32 +0000

I did check out the RMP proposal…

I really hope they can generate the $$ needed in the next 18 months.

Oh, and I’m pretty sure Quinlan is safe. It is on both the National Historical register.

By: Nico

Nico — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:04:08 +0000

My mom and dad tell wonderful tales of all the cool stuff that used to be in Birmingham.

If those jackasses tear down Quinlan Castle, I’m going to come up to B’ham and kick some ass. To think, they almost tore the Alabama Theatre down too! Idiots!

Have you see the proposed Red Mountain Park (link on my blog?) That’ll be some B’ham awesomeness if it happens.

By: chuck

chuck — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:13:59 +0000

Wow, cool pics! Thanks for that link too.