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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Cooper Riverside Park Cultivates an Identity for Mobile

Waterfront Tours, Events and More

A three-acre park that resides on the port where the Mobile river meets the Gulf of Mexico, Cooper Riverside Park provides audiences with a place to watch the ship traffic as well as enjoy the natural beauty of the landscape. Located in the heart of Mobile, Alabama, Cooper Riverside Park features numerous attractions that have […]

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Mardi Gras Park Commemorates the History of Mobile with a Vision for an Urban Park and Market

For Every Citizen of and Visitor to Mobile

Mardi Gras Park in Mobile, Alabama, commemorates the city’s history as the host of the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. Featuring a wide-open green space for gatherings of all types along with colorful Mardi Gras-related statues, the park is an incredible example of how a vision to celebrate the history of an […]

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Vulcan Symbolizes the Spirit and Embodies a Legacy for Birmingham

Telling the story of Birmingham’s past, present and future

The largest cast iron statue in the world, the Vulcan statue is the main feature of Vulcan Park and Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. This statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metals, has overlooked Alabama’s largest city from atop Red Mountain since the 1930s. The statue wasn’t ever meant to soar above Birmingham […]

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The Rotary Trail Transforms an Abandoned Railroad into a Pedestrian Greenspace

Connecting Birmingham Across the Eras

A prominent “Rotary Trail in the Magic City” sign welcomes visitors to the linear park in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. It’s the most notable element of a greenspace that has transformed what was an abandoned railroad cut into a park that attracts both residents and visitors. However, that sign is just one element of the Rotary […]

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