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LOLA Day 310
Under the weather and home this afternoon. staying warm and cozy with my new icebreaker beanie.
Quotes for today:
*you cannot save everyone some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them -Bryant McGill
Day 310 - 25-07-2011
After countless years of making do with my pocket and an old, flimsy case I invested in a new leather Crumpler case for my F40Fd - my handy backup compact camera.
Chicago-based JFJ Development unveiled plans in 2015 to build a 24-story condominium building on the lot on W. Huron Street between N. Franklin and N. Orleans streets and secured a zoning change for the project the following year. The boxy structure was intended to include 71 high-end condominiums with ground-floor retail, but it never got off the ground. Finally, in 2026, a new team led by developer ZSD Corp. began construction of a 9-story residence spanning the entire lot, designed by Pappageorge Haymes Partners. The ground floor will feature two retail spaces along N. Franklin Street, a lobby with a coffee shop in the center and a series of duplex units on the western end. A small pocket park planned along N. Orleans Stret. There will also be 21 parking spaces located along the rear alley. The 310 W. Huron development includes significantly more units – 149 units – and residents will have access to lounges, coworking space, a fitness center and outdoor areas.
The Lyric is a 1914 Vaudeville Theatre.
It opened as the premier entertainment venue in Birmingham during the years 1914-1926. It featured famous acts such as the Marx Brothers, Will Rodgers and Mae West. Once named the "King of Vaudeville"; in Birmingham, the Lyric is today the oldest surviving theater in a city that at one time had over sixty theatres, opera houses, nickelodeons and silent movie houses.
Currently, the Lyric has been vacant for over 50 years and as a result has suffered water damage from a leaking roof. Although the building is structurally sound, the missing cornice and building cap as well as the discolored brick reveal years of neglect.