Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Home to the Crimson Tide
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Corey in All, Atlanta.
Over the weekend I made the just under three hour drive from Atlanta to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where the University of Alabama is located. I was going to see the Mississippi Rebels take on the Crimson Tide, something I blogged about the other day HERE. Yes Mom, I drove slow and had two hands on the wheel the entire time.
It looked like a college town to me, with every commercial shop and restaurant right off the highway, and then the traditional campus about 5 miles deep. I parked my car and walked around for a while before heading over to the arena. I enjoyed the openness of the campus and all the brick buildings. I felt it was pretty easy to get around as everything was in quadrants and straight streets.
I spent most of my time looking at the athletic facilities, like baseball and softball field and the Tennis complex. The football stadium is massive, but on major lockdown and I could not get into it. As you can see by the pictures below, there football is a big deal at Alabama and they honor all their captains and past championships in different ways.
The “Ferg†is what the campus has nicknamed their student center, and I walked around it for a bit. There is everything you could want inside from food, to shopping to entertainment. My biggest complaint about most campuses in the country is that the parking is always a nightmare. At Alabama, they don’t care who parks where on weekends, so it made for a nicer experience.
One the best things of the day was that I was able to “sneak” into Foster Auditorium. Â This building was just renovated and will be used for Women’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball. Â I have included pictures below. This venue was used almost 50 years ago for all indoor sports to play their contests.
Driving back to Atlanta after the game, I realized how there are many more things in the South I have not experienced, and need to take advantage of the opportunities while I am down here and able to. Hope you enjoy my pictures and as always, please stop back for more entries.
no dreamland or archibald’s? for shame… actually, not even shame, you should just feel remorse
I kick myself for not checking with you for advice before going…I knew it was a mistake…I should be punished and won’t happen again…
Curious, what are some of your favorite spots around Atlanta to grub?