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The VBC Triangle
No, this isn’t like the Bermuda Triangle. To my knowledge, no one has ever gone missing here! Here in Huntsville, Alabama we’ve had a few big economic developments in the past few years, to put it mildly. And as is … Continue reading
Posted in Urban Studies
Tagged City Growth, Downtown Huntsville, Mixed-use Development, Urban Density, Von Braun Center
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The Filling-in of Downtown Huntsville
Back in 1950, Huntsville, Alabama was a sleepy little hamlet of maybe 15,000 citizens. Its courthouse square would have fit in quite well as the backdrop for Forrest Gump’s park bench scene in a small Alabama town. You remember: “Life … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown, Urban Studies
Tagged Animated Gif, Downtown Huntsville, Urban Density
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Urban Density in Huntsville
Last week, I blogged on Huntsville’s ‘Heaviest Corner’; the place in downtown Huntsville, Alabama that had the greatest density concentration. Since then, I’ve had a few additional thoughts, so I’d like to look further into that topic here. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged 225 Holmes, City Center Huntsville, Downtown Huntsville, Embassy Suites Huntsville, Hampton Inn & Suites Huntsville, Heaviest Corner, Hilton Curio Huntsville, Human Scale, Hyatt House Huntsville, Marriott Autograph Huntsville, Russell Erskine Hotel, Times Building, Urban Density
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