As the Corona Virus Virus continues to ravage our great nation people are hunkering down at home even where there is no official order and few cases of illness.
The Corona Virus: Trail Of Devastation
Category: Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama – home of NASA, Rocket Scientist Werner Von Braun, The US Space & Rocket Center, Redstone Arsenal and King Cotton – provides many stories that are locally inspired but that are often of national interest as well. Topics include current Mayor Tommy Battle, The Historic Huntsville Depot, and picturesque Big Spring Park.
Where’s The Ware House? The House Eater Got Another One!
The historic Ware House that caught fire last November has met with the house eating monster. Check this video.
West Huntsville Gentrification Arrives In Earnest
City leaders long ago tapped West Huntsville for redevelopment and after languishing for years it now appears to be happening.
Historic Davis House On Randolph Razed
Heavily damaged by fire back in October the historic Davis House located in the Twickenham District has been razed – apparently a total loss.
BREAKING NEWS: Holmes Avenue Closed For RailRoad Work
IMPORTANT UPDATE 2019.12.05
In fact, I was able to pass through the crossing earlier today. The reconstruction appears to have been finished early today or late yesterday afternoon and seems to be complete.Another Historic Home Burns In Huntsville
Yet another historic home burned in Huntsville last week.
Church Street Quiet This Week
All’s quiet on Church Street this Thanksgiving season. Al DOT has suspended all temporary roadwork closures for the holiday as the site in the photo is at a standstill.
Historic Huntsville Home On Randolph Ave. Burns
Tragedy struck Huntsville’s affluent downtown neighborhood early Sunday morning when the historic 1889 Davis House caught fire.
East Huntsville House Fire Leaves One Dead
House fire turns deadly in Five Points neighborhood.
Devastating Storms Totals Home
This home in an East Huntsville neighborhood met with disaster as a large tree fell squarely onto the house, and in my estimation, leaving it a total loss.
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynard Skynard
After I pulled up the photo of Jeff Cook of the Alabama band last week, I took a second look at the photo set I have of Lynard Skynard hoping to find a shot suitable for a future TOCC TV cover. Alas, the band is worthy but my photography is not. Well, reall it is, but putting a horizontal aspect ratio onto a verticle cover just isn’t going to fit.
Jeff Cook Of Alabama Signs Off
I don’t really think that Jeff Cook has been hanging out on the square in downtown Huntsville for 107 years. The photo above was taken in 2005 when the fiddler guitarist of legendary country/pop band Alabama stopped over in Huntsville to sign autographs at the historic Harrison Brother’s Hardware store in downtown Huntsville. The band was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
