Bicentennial Park And More Downtown Attractions In Huntsville

• September 13, 2022

This youngun appears to be mocking a depiction at the dedication of Huntsville's Bicentennial Park in 2005 of a boy in the 1800's who went fishing instead of picking cotton.

This live stream walkabout focuses on downtown attractions in Huntsville and includes construction progress on the new Municipal building, as well as attractions including HSV Bicentennial Park, Early Works Museum, Constitution Village, Tallulah Bankhead birthplace, Harrison Brothers Hardware, First National Bank and more!

Be sure to check out the related articles below. I posted several columns from 2005 that have been offline since I changed over to WordPress a few years after that. The articles include two slide shows from the 2005 Bicentennial and revealing commentary on the political climate in Huntsville. Opinion that seemed funny to some back then have gained new relevance in light of current events and as we move ahead into the new era, the changing guard, and passing the torch.

Bicentennial Park And More Downtown Attractions In Huntsville

Jim Porter Casey • September 13, 2022
60 Seconds • Editorials • Huntsville • Life • Live Stream • News

New Time Capsule Dedication

Jim Porter Casey • November 7, 2005
Editorials • Huntsville • Life • Magazine • News

Huntsville’s official 200th Birthday bash is now officially complete, and finished. On Monday, City officials gathered in Bicentennial Park to dedicate the interment of the Time Capsule for another fifty years, to be opened at the next birthday celebration in 2055.

Mary Jane Caylor Acts In Concert With Terrorists; 2005 Time Capsule — Propaganda Tool Of Gestapo

Jim Porter Casey • January 26, 2005
Editorials • Huntsville • News

The unearthing of the capsule is the first impropriety as it was orchestrated to follow immediately on the heals of George Bush’s presidential inauguration on January 20th. Literally just two hours after the Republican Bush was sworn in, the Democratic Party time capsule ceremonies began.

Huntsville, Alabama, USA Bicentennial Year Celebrations – The Sesquicentennial Time Capsule

Jim Porter Casey • January 20, 2005
Editorials • Huntsville • Life • Magazine • Slide Show

On Thursday, January 20, 2005, the sesquicentennial Time Capsule filled with artifacts from the 150th anniversary celebration in 1955 was dug up and the removed contents taken to the Weeden House Museum for display.

Huntsville’s Bicentennial

Jim Porter Casey • January 12, 2005
Editorials • Huntsville • Life • Magazine • News

Click on the photograph for a panoramic showing where the new bicentennial fountain SHOULD be located. Bye Centennial apparently is the correct connotation for the activities and “celebrations” to be associated with Huntsville’s bicentennial year of 2005. As Huntsvillian’s know, Huntsville was first founded in 1805 in and around the Big Spring downtown. There is […]