Birmingham, Alabama - Exploring The Magic City (Touring The USA)
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- Опубликовано: 1 дек 2021
- We visit the Magic City, Birmingham Alabama. We look at the terrible event that happened at 16th Street Baptist Church, then we visit Birmingham's famed cast iron Vulcan statue, the world's largest.
We stayed at the Comfort Inn Birmingham
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Travel Vlog #30
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She is about to pop out of that shirt. Is that for more views?
Yes it is🎉😂
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I appreciate Nicole more with each video. I share the emotion over the events at the church back in 63. Enjoying your travels
Awesome. :)
We love all your video clips. Feels like we're travelling all around the country and seeing lots of new places without leaving the house. You're doing a great job & public service.
Good luck to you!
Thank you Ken! That’s the highest compliment you can give me. 😀
I watch 2 or 3 a day and still haven't seen them all
I dont know what came over me, but when you told the story of those 4 little girls, I was so dumbfounded and then I kept listening and you said years after they were arrested and when you showed those men in jump suit I started crying, this overwhelming relief just came off.... rip to those little girls
I love the pair of you.... humour..glamour and good details...through you we can visit all of US sitting at home...great
it may surprise many to know that birmingham was once considered to be ahead of atlanta,, nashville,dallas.... but due to the civil rights struggles and the very poor leader ship though the 70's 80's and 90's...birmingham fell into decline..downtown has been revitalized many of the older buildings have been renovated the food and music scene is one of the best..it does have it's share of blighted run down areas,,,name a city it's size or larger that does not.if your going to spend all the time driving through the worse parts of town then so be it
It’s funny too how not too far from this area is Southside with renovated properties and actually has life to it. If it doesn’t fit the narrative then it doesn’t matter
LOT of facts in this comment! So many want to focus on the problems of right now and the recent past, but a LOT of that was set up by what happened in the Civil Rights era and shortly thereafter when integration persuaded lots of people to move out to the suburbs.
Hey Michael 🤓
It’s not poor leadership on Birmingham part…it’s the uncooperative adjoining cities and towns that refused to cooperate regionally and even dissuaded public transit just to block Black people from coming into the neighborhoods they created after scarily leaving Birmingham.
Yes!! This comment!
I like the way Nic and Joe go straight to the point with the bombing. I still have flashbacks of the mother's grief.
Excellent! Keep these videos coming, can't wait for Hawaii!
Just keep the Cramer on the lady, I see what you are doing, hahaha 👍
Thank you guys for giving us this History.
Nic: "Somebody was too lazy to come upstairs, though." Joe: "Not me, though. it wasn't me." Laughed out loud!
Next time, if you come through Alabama again, stay in Homewood (literally right down that road that Vulcan is on) and go to Avondale and Crestwood to explore. They are in B’ham but separate little “sub towns”.
Correction if you will. Of the bombing suspects, Robert Chambliss was prosecuted by state Attorney General Bill Baxley in 1977 in the bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died at Lloyd Noland Hospital in Doug Jones' hometown of Fairfield in 1985. Baxley was a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Law. Doug Jones was a student at UA Law during the 1977 trial and a constant presence in the gallery during the trial of Chambliss. After this initial conviction interest in building a case against the remaining bombers waned during the 1980's, especially after Baxley, a progressive Democrat, lost to Republican Guy Hunt in his bid for governor in 1986. Drawing inspiration from Baxley's work, Doug Jones set about in the mid 90's to build the case against the remaining bombers, gaining their convictions in 2001 and 2002. Doug's book on the cases, Bending Toward Justice, is excellent source as is Diane McWhorter's Carry Me Home history of the city and homage to the inspiration and work of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth.
If I remember correctly, there was once a unique restaurant on a mountain in the middle of the city named “Mama” something after a female miner early in the city. Interesting place decorated like a mine.
I know you like down towns but unique to Birmingham is it's parks more than NYC it total. From ruffner to red to oak mountain. Plus all the other smaller parks
Yeah, that “Tin Roof” used to be T.C.’s….for Terry Cannon. That is where my husband and I met back in 2005. He ran the place. So that will forever be T.C.’s to me
The Drury at Grandview is awesome
This is absolutely the best video you've ever done the wife needs to wear that shirt and more videos absolutely stunningly gorgeous thank you for such a great video a Birmingham wasn't bad ❤❤❤
I visited Birmingham just a few months back and had a great time. I had no idea there were parts of town that looked so rough and that there was so much poverty. Somehow, it didnt really catch my attention. Lol
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why- lol?
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Well one city in oregon that would be something you guys may enjoy is Astoria, Oregon and the Astoria column, and we have a few major Fts from WW2 that you can visit on the NW cost of Oregon and SW coast Washington. The Main on is Ft Stevens, then on the washington side theres Ft Columbia and Canby. Near Portland on the washington Side is Ft Vancouver.
We will not be fighting to go there .. it does look a tad rough .Still a good video .I liked the view from the Statue different views yes but nice ..🤣🙏💚
The city overall was kind of sad. Like you said, rough. Way, way different than Nashville or Charlotte.
As a fairly newcomer to Alabama, I feel like Birmingham is on the up and up. It’s a work in progress. It definitely ain’t no Charlotte or Nashville, more like a rust belt smaller version of those cities, grimy and kinda scary but is improving its image. It’s still dangerous as can be though. The suburban areas south of the city is gorgeous!
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip First of all, it look like you came to B'ham on a Monday in December. You went to this bar at what looked like 2:00 in the afternoon. People do work here. You focused in on Bucee's coming into town but passed by Barbers Motor Sports Park & Museum.... One of the best attractions of the city, but whatever. It's so sad. Yes, Birmingham has many issues, but how can you get a real vibe for the people and what's going on in the city on a week day in December? 16th St. Baptist church segment was nice, but coming to a town driving around for an hour or two and taking a few vids, staying at Comfort Inn on the wrong side of town, then come back and say........ the town felt sad??? 🤔 🤦🏿♂️
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My grand daddy was on the crew that erected Vulcan. I have an old pic of him posing with the crew in front of Vulcan’s foot before it was erected upon the pedestal.
Great tour with a gorgeous woman.
Should’ve visited Vulcan at sunset. The sun sets behind the city. Also the opposite view is called “over the mountain” and contains the wealthiest part of the state. Vulcan is mooning the rich folks all day. 😂
The first city that I ever lived after leaving NYC in 1977, spent a year in Birmingham with a brother and his in-laws, hated it. Was glad to leave and never want to go back.
Hehe- I appreciate the candor- I will NEVER visit a city that did not show outrage and shame - those black girls were murdered. If black men had killed WHITE GIRLS - they would FRY!
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Comfort inn was known for its beautiful breakfast I don’t know what happen.
OK, I admit it. I was brought here by the thumbnail pic. What can I say? I’m a red blooded American male.
Quick peek at Trust Park 0:15, top right
Interesting city the monument was cool. Sad to know there’s so much poverty.
This was the poorest big city I had ever been to, keyup, until now. We’re in Jackson, Mississippi right now, and it’s even worse.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip As of the 2020 census, Birmingham city proper is barely larger than the state capital, Montgomery.
Birmingham: 200,733
Montgomery: 200,603.
Birmingham's population is a fraction, of what it was in 1960, at 340,000.
Birmingham has many great suburbs all the wrong parts of town are shown here.
The Birmingham suburbs are the richest place in AL and there are many gorgeous historical houses and buildings within 5 minutes of downtown. It’s a shame none of that was shown in the video. Seems like this creator likes to do these trips with no prior planning but my goodness they saw the worst of the worst in bham.
I have been to Bham many times, a lot of my family is from there, namely my Dad, who was an UA alum. One time i went to a UA football game with my parents at Legion field back in the 80s. That stadium is in a rough neighborhood as well. But Bham has some nice areas like Hoover, Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook. Check out those areas if you are ever in Bham again.
That neighborhood is not rough..at all.
1960s was a dark decade
nothing has changed - Bama- is still the same - meet the new south- same as the old south- VOTER SUPPRESSION- VOTE BLUE!!!!
You missed the good parts of Birmingham.
Next time stay at the Drury Inn at Grandview.
Vulcan's real name is Hephaestus, as the Romans just renamed the Greek god. But whatever.
Going off on a tangent here, but I hate that Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" is considered a racist song. The website Popdust has a great article debunking the claim. I'd link it, but RUclips tends to censor links in comments.
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Interestingly, when I crossed the border into Alabama the sign said “Welcome To Sweet Home Alabama.”
Lord Spoda ...Thankfully, there's been a willful effort to educate the people on meaning of the song.
I honestly wish there was a similar pop song about Florida.
What does it mean?
norlens noel ...Go read the article. I'm not your personal Cliff Notes.
Clarification on the iron vs steel debate below. Both parties are right but there was a misunderstanding based on the poor choice of the word "ingredient." Iron is an element and thus contains no other ingredients. Steel is an alloy and thus does contain ingredients. Both iron and steel have to use multiple NATURAL RESOURCES in the manufacturing process. I was born & raised in Bham and it was drilled into our heads from early elementary school that the 3 local materials = steel, and iron was never ever mentioned.
I'm guessing the reason the city has now shifted their messaging to iron is because the iron industry is still there and steel left town decades ago.
Sounds reasonable.
Tin roof at night on a weekend is a totally different place. Very active inside and outside. It’s grown a lot in Birmingham since 2009. The scenery, parks, restaurants, activities, etc. were essentially nonexistent before then mostly due to poor political leadership. It’s headed in the right direction. 😊
The only place with the 3 ingredients to make steel, not iron.🙄
The Birmingham city website says iron. So do several other websites that tell the history of Birmingham.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip iron is an element (Fe) so by definition it cannot have 3 ingredients. The three ingredients found there are coal, coke & iron ore, the 3 needed for steel. There is a large iron industry there. Steel has moved out now but one of Bham's famous nicknames is "Steel City."
Take it up with the city of Birmingham and the administrators of the city website, Birminghamal - .org. It clearly, definitively, says that, quote "Birmingham is the only place in the world where all the ingredients for making iron are present - coal, iron ore and limestone." I'm going to with them instead of a random person on the internet.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip So you're going to side with a random website instead of the periodic table of elements? Great choice!🙄 Maybe the world is also flat.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip from Wikipedia: The site of the railroad crossing was notable for the nearby deposits of iron ore, coal, and limestone - the three main raw materials used in making steel. Birmingham is the only place worldwide where significant amounts of all three minerals can be found in close proximity.[7]
There is a fifth girl who is still living but was blinded by the bombing.
Denise McNair was Angela Davis's cousin.
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Always, Tasos. 😄
The poverty rate is misleading. The nicer parts of town broke off from Birmingham proper and formed their own municipalities. Mountain Brook, homewood, vestavia, Hoover, etc. Its definitely not 1 in 3 in poverty in Birmingham metro
The number wasn't for the metro. It's for the city. Not interested in the metro.
@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip the city limits are really limited though. During the civil rights movement areas that should be Birmingham split off and became their own cities with their own school systems. So the area that’s actually within Birmingham city limits is just commercial and the worst residential neighborhoods in the area. It’s a problem unique to cities in the south
Those four young kids that died in that church was horrible, but today there's a hundred kids killed by gun fire every year by people the same color as they are, we are going backwards.
It still is one of the most segregated city in the country. It’s 80% Black now.
It was a he'll of a lot safer in Before the movement
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They talk about burned down church and those killed which was bad but zero of the 600 riots past 3 years that burned down thousands of businesses and killed dozens...where's the monument for that? These 2 just turned me off after that propaganda.
So is New York City and Chicago by the way......both cities where one could drive for miles and not encounter one or very few people who are not people of color. Please stop with this ignorant narrative that the South is the only place where segregation (still) exists.
@@jamesinbrooklyn9574 I didn’t think segregation existed anywhere else. I’m so shocked 😂
It's spelled "Baptist." Not "Babtist." 🙄
Take that up with the official Birmingham City website. That's what they say.