Lost Attractions of Alabama

Journey along with the king of nostalgia, Tim Hollis, for a tour of lost attractions of northern, central and southern Alabama.

Alabama has had an enviable success rate when it comes to tourist attractions, with some that date back to the 1930s still drawing crowds today. But many others have come and gone, sometimes leaving little evidence of their existence. Join Alabama native Tim Hollis as he revisits iconic attractions such as Canyon Land Park and Sequoyah Caverns, the floral clock at Birmingham's Botanical Gardens and the traffic safety torch held aloft by Vulcan, the iron man. Many Gulf Coast attractions are gone, including Styx River Water World and Spooky Golf, but the memories remain.

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Lost Attractions of Alabama

Journey along with the king of nostalgia, Tim Hollis, for a tour of lost attractions of northern, central and southern Alabama.

Alabama has had an enviable success rate when it comes to tourist attractions, with some that date back to the 1930s still drawing crowds today. But many others have come and gone, sometimes leaving little evidence of their existence. Join Alabama native Tim Hollis as he revisits iconic attractions such as Canyon Land Park and Sequoyah Caverns, the floral clock at Birmingham's Botanical Gardens and the traffic safety torch held aloft by Vulcan, the iron man. Many Gulf Coast attractions are gone, including Styx River Water World and Spooky Golf, but the memories remain.

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Lost Attractions of Alabama

Lost Attractions of Alabama

by Tim Hollis
Lost Attractions of Alabama

Lost Attractions of Alabama

by Tim Hollis

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Journey along with the king of nostalgia, Tim Hollis, for a tour of lost attractions of northern, central and southern Alabama.

Alabama has had an enviable success rate when it comes to tourist attractions, with some that date back to the 1930s still drawing crowds today. But many others have come and gone, sometimes leaving little evidence of their existence. Join Alabama native Tim Hollis as he revisits iconic attractions such as Canyon Land Park and Sequoyah Caverns, the floral clock at Birmingham's Botanical Gardens and the traffic safety torch held aloft by Vulcan, the iron man. Many Gulf Coast attractions are gone, including Styx River Water World and Spooky Golf, but the memories remain.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467141208
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 04/15/2019
Series: Lost
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 1,029,865
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Author Tim Hollis has written thirty books on pop culture history, a number of them concerning southeastern tourism. He has collected the best images from his personal archives as well as those across Alabama to showcase the various attractions featured in this volume.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 Northern Alabama; Scenic Spots and Space Cities 13

Chapter 2 Central Alabama: iron Men and Neon Confederates 63

Chapter 3 Southern Alabama: Embattled Beaches and Beached Battleships 109

Bibliography 139

About the Author 141

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