Originally completed in 1924 by Col. L.B. Musgrove as a hunting lodge, Musgrove Country Club was built from 556 logs cut from the adjacent property overlooking Blackwater Creek to entertain Wall Street business associates and friends. Sold in 1932 to local citizens, the Club today is a spectacular historic structure still in use as a country […]
Category: Historical
Fancy’s on 5th
Fancy’s on 5th opened early March of 2016 and has instantly become one of the hottest locations in Avondale. Check out photos of the fun interior and incredible food, and if you haven’t braved the crowds yet, you are missing out!
Avondale Brewery
Avondale Brewing Company started the radical transformation of Avondale from a neighborhood in sharp urban decline to a model for neighborhood revitalization and growth. Other local businesses and residents had certainly paved the way, but the overnight success of the Brewery brought the influx of people needed to kickstart 41st Street South as the core of Birmingham’s […]
5th Avenue S. Residence
A lovely couple approached me with a recent purchase — a house in such disrepair I initially feared it was beyond reasonably saving. We ultimately decided enough of the bones of the house were salvageable to restore & highlight the original dark-stained crown moldings & trim, brick chimneys, and rich wood flooring. Where major structural […]