The Renovation of Slossfield
Those who attended the 2022 annual Birmingham Historical Society meeting will recall that the evening’s 3 speakers highlighted the importance of Slossfield to Birmingham’s early medical care for…
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Kelly Ingram Park and A Walk to Freedom
This year’s Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation conference featured Kelly Ingram Park as an example of landscape art that is not static but invites ongoing interpretation. They use…
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FREE City Center Historic Architecture Tours
Did you know that a FREE self-guided downtown architectural tour is available! Download and print the 64 page pdf file and use it in conjunction with our newest…
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Fun Family FREE events October 18th! Come Visit Historic Highland Park!
Enjoy a Historic Highland Park History Hunt of architectural details on a self guided hunt, and MORE! Highland Park has five national historic districts located within its boundaries.…
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Did you miss these Heritage Society Home Tours?
Sunday afternoon offered a perfect fall day to tour and appreciate several of Forest Park’s finest homes as a member of the Heritage Society. Although thoughtfully updated with…
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Where was Red Mountain Park’s Streetcar Line?
Red Mountain Park that visitors know and love today was not located anywhere near the Red Mountain Park in this vintage 1911 flyer. This promotion was for a…
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Haunted Highland & History Hunt – Oct 18th
Mark your calendars for a fun afternoon of ghosting, hunting, music, costumes, prizes, exhibits, and more. The second annual porch crawl event is organized in association with the…
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Birmingham’s Mountains
Look south from Birmingham’s city center and you’ll see Birmingham’s two parallel mountain ridges which define the surburban layout. Red Mountain is topped by Vulcan and some of…
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What does your (House) style reveal?
Birmingham by the Book: A Guide to the Magic City highlights the wide range of architectural styles that define the city’s neighborhoods. Some styles are unique to a…
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Nature Walks Along Lakeshore Drive
Part of the Red Rock Trail System, this 3.9 mile greenway along Lakeshore Drive in Homewood is in the floodplain of what used to be Edgewood Lake. This…
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