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re: Bama fans...was in Tuscaloosa today
Posted on 8/7/12 at 1:32 pm to rolltide06
Posted on 8/7/12 at 1:32 pm to rolltide06
So a midtown type development will be where the big lots/old full moon bbq shopping center used to be?
Also, a midtown type development will be where the old cedar crest neighborhood was? Is cedar crest the neighborhood with the lake or is it on the otherside of 15th behind Hokkaido and Express Oil change?
Also, a midtown type development will be where the old cedar crest neighborhood was? Is cedar crest the neighborhood with the lake or is it on the otherside of 15th behind Hokkaido and Express Oil change?
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 1:39 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
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So a midtown type development will be where the big lots/old full moon bbq shopping center used to be?
Yes, that is the way I am understanding it. Here is a link to the plan. They have since worked out the zoning issues and construction has now begun from what I could tell.
New Wood Square Shopping Area
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Also, a midtown type development will be where the old cedar crest neighborhood was? Is cedar crest the neighborhood with the lake or is it on the otherside of 15th behind Hokkaido and Express Oil change?
Cedar Crest was the neighborhood behind the old Krispy Kreme and Express Oil. With the Mayor's new plan he wants to really push the village feel of the new retail developments instead of just a simple shopping center. I would expect a Midtown feel from most of the new larger shopping venues. I would also expect some new student housing of some sort, it is to close to the UA campus for that not to be prime real estate for some developer.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 1:42 pm to rolltide06
WOW If they follow through with these plans, it will be GREAT for Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama. 
Posted on 8/7/12 at 1:47 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
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WOW If they follow through with these plans, it will be GREAT for Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama.
Exactly. Tuscaloosa was already going through revitalization plans before the tornado (downtown revitalization, new ampitheater, rapid growth and development at UA) and now with all of these changes and additions it is going to be truly like a completely new town. It was extremely hard what the town went through but it is fun to watch it rebuild better than before now and move forward.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 2:16 pm to Govt Tide
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That was another infamous tornado but for difference reasons. It was one of the strongest (F4) and deadliest (11 fatalities) December tornadoes in U.S. history. I remember that tornado well as it preceded a very strong cold front that dropped the temperature from the low 70s the afternoon of the tornado to the mid 20s the following morning. I remember waking up to a dusting of snow with the wind howling out of the north. I remember the temp never getting out of the 20s the following day. That was December 16, 2000.
My father and I were at our deer camp near Demopolis and it was 82 degrees, so, we decided to head home (Alabaster and Pelham.) When we were almost to Eutaw, a Tuscaloosa radio station said the tornado was south of us, so, I thought we were good. A moment later they broke in and said they had reported incorrectly and the tornado was around the Boligee exit. We didn't know whether to stay or go, so, we drove right up the interstate in the middle of it thinking we were ahead of it. When we got to the 69 interchange, the tornado had just crossed. That was a scary trip and one I'll never forget.
Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:31 pm to BAMAisDIESEL09
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So a midtown type development will be where the big lots/old full moon bbq shopping center used to be?
Also, a midtown type development will be where the old cedar crest neighborhood was? Is cedar crest the neighborhood with the lake or is it on the otherside of 15th behind Hokkaido and Express Oil change?
Here's a link to some of the developments happening in Tuscaloosa.
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Posted on 8/7/12 at 4:46 pm to NBamaAlum
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Is that flagpole out off of 69 headed toward Moundville that was bent by the tornado several years back still standing?
Yes, it is still there and still bent.
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