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re: Moving to the Birmingham Area. **updated**
Posted on 5/2/16 at 8:47 am to Flanders
Posted on 5/2/16 at 8:47 am to Flanders
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I was in Helena for the weekend and got a decent preview of the potential traffic heading north. It definitely could suck.
just a suggestion from somebody that has lived there - the potential traffic is a definite not a potential lol since you will go as far south as alabaster and all the way out to irondale i would start your search at Hoover and go north. in the long run, it'll pay off and you'll be a lot happier not dealing with traffic and trains.
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Posted on 5/2/16 at 9:07 am to parrothead
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i would start your search at Hoover and go north. in the long run, it'll pay off and you'll be a lot happier not dealing with traffic and trains.
Agreed.
Depending on your budget, I'd look at the Bluff Park area of Hoover, West Homewood, Crestline Park, or downtown (Avondale, Crestwood, etc.). If you have a higher budget, then you can add Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills, Edgewood/Hollywood to your list. If you are really adventurous, consider Woodlawn. It's a bit further behind those other areas in terms of gentrification, but its coming. I went by to the Woodlawn Cycle Cafe this weekend. It's evident people are starting to invest in that area.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 12:08 pm to parrothead
I used to commute Pelham to Irondale from 119/valleydale. That area wasn't ever too bad for traffic, most of the delays are behind that spot when heading north and 459 to grants mill and cutting over to irondale made everything pretty easy. That said, it was already a bitch with little traffic...I couldn't imagine having to add in coming from Helena to that mix. I had wanted to move out that way at one point, but that drive was just too damn much.
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