Located on Dallas ST.Dallas Mills was a manufacturer of cotton sheeting. The company was chartered in 1890 by T.B. Dallas, and began operation in 1892 as Alabama's largest cotton mill, manufacturing sheeting. In 1891 the company announced that the Dallas Cotton Mill was to be located in Huntsville, Alabama. At the time Huntsville's population was 1,327 citizens.
The mill village extended from Oakwood Avenue, South to O'Shaughnessy Avenue, and West to Dallas Avenue. Employees were provided homes, medical care, churches, library, lodge building, YMCA, concerts, a kindergarten, and schools.
The mill closed in 1949. Dallas Village was incorporated into Huntsville six years later in 1955. Genesco Shoe Company then used the mill building for a distribution operation until 1985. After that the mill was vacant till the building was destroyed by a fire on July 24, 1991 that lasted three days. Now it's an empty lot for sale.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Finally,A Much Needed Makeover For The Historic Dallas Mills Water Tower
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Fill ‘Er Up! Fine Wine At The Pump
For those of you who are new to Huntsville, or didn’t know: you can find fine wine at a local gas station in the heart of 5 points. The BP gas station , located at the corner of Pratt and Andrew Jackson Way, is a quick stop to fill up the tank and purchase a fine wine or champagne.
Here’s what you can expect to find:
Mount Veeder Winery 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 73.99
Silver Oak 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon 59.99
Caymus 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon 69.99
Gloria Ferrar Champagne 19.99-150.00
Moet Champagne Chilled in Box 43.49
Just to name a few…
You can find a variety of imported beers, imported cigarettes, even deep fried peanuts!
Among the wine racks there are tidbits of info on certain wines and its flavors which will help you to buy the right wine for your gourmet meal. The International Wine Review rates each wine and the points are listed to ease your search. Availability differs each week, so be sure to check out the selection from time to time. You may come across a rare wine to satisfy your thirst.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Presidential Race 2008-Who Will Be Our Next President?
This is going to be a nasty fight for the Whitehouse.
