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I grew up in Huntsville before moving to NYC 15 years ago, and the change in the "creature comforts" he describes is drastic. Back then downtown was desolate, n
by mnutt 8y ago
I grew up in Huntsville before moving to NYC 15 years ago, and the change in the "creature comforts" he describes is drastic. Back then downtown was desolate, nothing but lawyer offices and bail bonds. Now it's full of restaurants, hipster coffee shops, and spin classes. I don't know how much of it is due to a concerted push and how much is just a trend of gradual re-urbanization after decades of suburban sprawl, but it's a welcome change.
- peckrob 8y agoIt's a little of both but it has really taken off over the last about five years. Downtown Huntsville, Inc has done a really good job of promoting downtown. Lots of new apartment buildings have gone up downtown, and some more are planned (there's a whole new area opening up soon on the other side of Big Spring Park where the old Holiday Inn used to be). There's also a new trend of turning parking garages into ground-floor retail. Happened with the Clinton St. garage, and the new garage they're planning on Greene St. will have ground-floor retail. The area right around the courthouse is still mostly law offices, but a few restaurants have started moving in there and I hope that trend will continue. My company relocated from Research Park to a historic building downtown a couple years go. We're two blocks off from the courthouse. It's been fun to watch this happen day-to-day.
- mcguire 8y agoRemos Adhibe?