City of Montgomery

Thanks to the ADOT for poorly designing the access roads. What a confusing cluster. Stop signs here and there but not here and there. I’m pretty sure drugs had to play a part in the construction. But I did note that the police were busy all night.

Incorporated in 1819, Montgomery is the capital of the state of Alabama. The city has an interesting history that ties to the local Indian tribes (as so much of the US does) and what’s interesting to me as that parts of the history trace back to 1785 when a Revolutionary War veteran opened a trading post and brought the first cotton gin to the area. It sits along the Alabama River, which is just downstream of where the Coosa and Tallapoosa (remember those Indians?) join.
More recent history here includes its status as a southern capital with the First White House of the Confederacy here. President Jefferson Davis lived here for some time. And that brings us to the civil rights era where Montgomery was a big focus of many protests and marches, many of which are detailed on historical markers throughout the city. The result is the Civil Rights memorial that is only a block or two from the Capitol.
Today, it’s a bright and bustling city with loads of parking meters that fortunately are not enforced on Sundays. As well, because there really isn’t much going on.

On June 26, 2013, We arrived in downtown Montgomery. We parked the car and walked around. We enjoyed seeing all the historical markers and buildings/​sites. This was my second trip to this beautiful historic city.

Hanging out with Mud-​Atlantic II AME ZIONITES!

I spent a year of my life in this city that I will never get back. Definitely the Bible Belt. Really bad customer service – every where! Avoid if you can.

I have to say I love Montgomery! I have been here for 5 years. I have witnessed it growing in leaps and bounds! There is plenty to do from historical to great night life. I have traveled and still do, but I love coming home to Montgomery. I enjoy the nightlife and the central location to Birmingham, Atlanta & the beach. I am a HUGE fan of the Montgomery airport and will always choose it first!
There are many colleges here, military campuses, organizations to become involved in and on and on. I am currently trying to eat my way through the city and neighboring cities. It has been fun & tasty! Many of the meals have been impressive and remind me of the food I have found in bigger cities!

I love Montgomery and have called it home since 1998 when I was a 1^st year law school student at Faulkner University. Montgomery is a beautiful, historic, fantastic, progressive Southern city that has really been on the move over the last several years. There is so much history here and so much to see. From the Alabama Shakespeare Theatre, to the First White House of the Confederacy, to the Civil Rights Memorial Center, to the state capitol building, to the Hank Williams Museum, to the Harriott II Riverboat, to the Montgomery Biscuits professional baseball team, to the beautiful homes and independent restaurants and shops in the Old Cloverdale neighborhood. The riverfront development along lower Commerce Street is thriving with new restaurants such as the legendary Wintzell’s Oyster House. Come to Montgomery when you get the chance!!!