Yearly Archives: 2018

“We are a family orientated theatre, the productions we bring in are quality productions, and attract river region patrons. My favorite part about the theatre is the personal touch. We get to know our patrons, they are always willing to come back.” The Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts hosts […]

Davis Theatre

 in Education  tagged aum media writing / davis / theatre
This historic water tank is one of Downtown Montgomery’s last and also the most unique. While also being older than a century, this water tank is still operational and grounded so all the tourists and locals can visit! This historic site was not always “grounded,” The Alleyway Tank was engineered […]

Alleyway Tank

 in Places and Things  tagged alley / aum media writing / tank
A day at your local theater is an experience. With the bright lights, smell of popcorn around you, and presence of friends, family, or a significant other, you know you’re about to have a good time. The movies have remained a special treat in American history, and especially in Alabama, […]

Capri Theatre

 in Education  tagged aum media writing / capri / theater
Exploring the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery Throughout the country there are other Shakespeare festivals, yet Alabama’s is credited for being among the best this country has to offer. History The Alabama Shakespeare Festival has been a center point for Montgomery since 1985. However, “ASF” has not always been situated […]

Theatre on the Mind

 in Education  tagged ASF / aum media writing / theatre
The well-regarded Healthsouth Rehab Hospital, 70-beds strong, an arm of the once giant nationwide hospital chain based in Birmingham. It proudly stands out on the Narrow Lane Road, looking so crisp and tony, that no one would ever suspect that it is a remnant of the Richard Scrushy accounting scandal […]

Healthsouth Rehab Hospital

 in Commercial  tagged healthsouth / hospital / rehab
The home of John J Dowe and his progeny for a hundred years or more. It is noteworthy, not for what it is, but for what it once was. I had been told that this house was formerly a Victorian adorned Italianate design, which featured “Gorgas Home” curved steps leading […]

Dowe House

 in Residential  tagged dowe / historic registry
The house can be seen off in the distance, through its front gate. That’s what it was in 1979, when a Prince of Saudi Arabia, an heir to the throne I believe, was given a slot to attend the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell’s Air University. His minions […]

Sheik’s House

 in Residential  tagged dennis / house / sheik
The structure, now remodeled and expanded, was built some dozen years ago as the Advanced Medical Imaging Center. For the previous 65 years the Housing Authority had its home out on Bell Street, having grown out of the emergency housing development thrown up in the late 1930s to support the […]

Montgomery Housing Authority

 in Government  tagged authority / housing
Was completed 2008ish, as one of the 7 large office buildings, 7 huge parking decks, child care center, an activity center, two public parks, two hotels, convention facilities, fully equipped theater, and considerable street work, all of which the RSA has funded in downtown Montgomery over the past 45 years. […]

RSA Headquarters Building

 in Commercial / RSA  tagged headquarters / rsa