The Painted Lady Hotel
Stories of Birmingham, dispatches from our rooms, and the history that haunts these halls.
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Long before The Painted Lady bore her name, Louise Wooster was one of the most controversial and quietly heroic figures in 19th-century Alabama. This is the story of the madam who became a saint — and the building that remembers her.
Continue ReadingBirmingham earned eleven spots in Michelin's American South edition. Here are the five you can reach before your evening shoes need a break.
Read MoreStar charts on the walls. A leather chair in the corner. This is the room for guests who come to Birmingham seeking something they haven't quite named yet.
Read MoreBuilt in 1895, these walls have absorbed a century of stories. We trace the architecture, the tenants, and the mysteries still written in the plaster.
Read MoreFriday cocktails at Bygones. Saturday morning at the Civil Rights Institute. Sunday brunch before the train. Here's how we'd spend 48 hours in the city we call home.
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