Hoover, AL logo?

I believe it is the Cahaba river that cuts through Hoover.

Edit: Maybe the left is I65 and the right is Hwy 31 with the Cahaba cutting through both.

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Its meant to represent the two towers of the Galleria Mall.

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The former Wynfrey Hotel and the Riverchase Office Tower with the Riverchase Galleria in the middle. Twenty five years ago the "Galleria" was a shopping destination in Hoover, now not so much.

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I still like it

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The enclosed shopping Mall has fallen and given way to the new "Lifestyle" centers aka the Summit. Now we see developers and retailers sprinkling these glorified strip centers all over the place mixed in with restaurants and eateries. For the developer/owner of these centers it's great because overall maintenance and operational costs are dirt cheap. They get the same rents per square foot from the tenants and avoid the outrageous heating/cooling/cleaning/security costs of maintaining a huge enclosed center like the Galleria.

I'm not a big shopper, and would rather drive right up to the store, make my purchase, get in the car and go. Still a lot of folks enjoy the nice climate, amenities, and feel of a place like the Galleria. But they are a dying breed in the South these days.

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Its actually very fitting for Hoover to have a mall as it's logo. The town is nothing but a collection of shopping centers.

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That's most of America nowadays. I was a little surprised that the only differences between Denver and any decent sized southern city (except Nola) I've lived, were the stores with a green cross on the signs and mountains in the background. Other than that, American cities aren't unique at all.