Comments on: Even Shoeshine Business is Off in New York

By: russell1200

russell1200 — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:41:00 +0000

Nothing is perfect. Birmingham Alabama has some major players on the commercial side of the construction industry. So like everyone else they will feel some of the pain.

Before the time frame we speak of Birmingham would have been the main hub of commercial activity in the deep South. But with the civil rights issues, the international industries moved their HQs into the less controversial Atlanta when they began setting up shop to capture the New South market.

When South Carolina's Governor of the late 90s touched the political third rail of moving the Stars and Bars from out in front of the state capital building it was exactly to avoid a similar fate.

By: Yves Smith

Yves Smith — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:25:00 +0000

Good Life,

Bingo. Most of it looks like the better parts of Westchester County.

By: Good Life

Good Life — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:19:00 +0000

Mountain Brook, Alabama. Bedroom city outside of Birmingham. Nicknamed the “tiny kingdom”.

By: rick

rick — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:39:00 +0000

Alpharetta, Georgia

By: Yves Smith

Yves Smith — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:12:00 +0000

Naomi,

Sadly, still no.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:06:00 +0000

One more — Franklin, TN?

By: Yves Smith

Yves Smith — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:53:00 +0000

Naomi,

You are looking at the wrong data. A city, particularly a bedroom community, is much smaller than a county. And sorry to say, none of those are the right one.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:47:00 +0000

There are four counties that look like good possibilities: Shelby Co. (TN) and three outside Atlanta.

http://www.bizjournals.com/specials/pages/122.html

By: Yves Smith

Yves Smith — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:43:00 +0000

A reasonable guess, but still no.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Palm Beach is next to West Palm Beach, and Florida was a member of the Confederacy.