Old Alabama Town Dr.'s Office

This is the actual medical office of a Dr. Thomas Duncan, who went to Medical School in Mobile Alabama in 1892, before starting his practice in this office in a small town in Montgomery County. He made house calls in his buggy, by horse, and later by automobile. He also served as pharmacist, dentist, surgeon and veterinarian until 1938. From this small office he concocted his own medicines, stored all his medical instruments and supplies and did all his book keeping. This building was moved to Old Alabama Town and restored in 1979.

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This is a little side street with several empty buildings. The City is trying to reviatalize the downtown area and use some of the older buildings for business, including hotels and other things to bring people to this area. Hopefully someone will find a use for these buildings.

This used to be the city auditorium and it is right across the street from the Hank Williams statue. It is where his funeral was held. I hope no one notices I've given up on the ABC thing. And besides real technical difficulties, I've also been playing at the beach in Florida the past couple of days.

Stranded in the Past

The other day I decided to take the afternoon and stroll through Old Alabama Town and take some pictures. Its a fun place to go and see authentic restorations of homes and businesses from Alabama's past. I made it through the homes on display in the "Living In Alabama" section, and had strolled over to the "Working in Alabama" section when it just started pouring down rain. It was a quiet afternoon and besides one tour guide, dressed as a plantation owner in the 1800's, who was in another building, I was all alone. I took this photo while sitting on a bench in front of an old cotton gin, while watching the rain pour down.