Main Street Stroll: Fairhope, Alabama
Southern Journeys explores the bayside downtown district of Fairhope, Alabama, a historic community packed with arts, eats and antiques. Find more Southern Journeys videos and stories at usgulfcoaststatesgeotourism.com.
Pictures From The Past - Fairhope, Al
A slide show of the town of Fairhope during it's early years (1905) The town is located in Baldwin County, Alabama. You may access these photo's by going to our website at
Fairhope was founded in November, 1894 on the site of former Alabama City as a utopian single tax colony by the Fairhope Industrial Association: a group of 28 followers of economist Henry George who had incorporated earlier that year in Des Moines, Iowa. Their corporate constitution explained their purpose in founding a new colony:
to establish and conduct a model community or colony, free from all forms of private monopoly, and to secure to its members therein equality of opportunity, the full reward of individual efforts, and the benefits of co-operation in matters of general concern.
In forming their demonstration project, they pooled their funds to purchase land at Stapleton's pasture on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay and then divided it into a number of long-term leaseholds. The corporation paid all governmental taxes from rents paid by the lessees, thus simulating a single-tax. The purpose of the single-tax colony was to eliminate disincentives for productive use of land and thereby retain the value of land for the community.
Fairhope Avenue was one of the properties on the 1910 version of the board game The Landlord's Game.
In 1907 educator Marietta Johnson founded the School for Organic Education in Fairhope. The school was praised in John Dewey's influential 1915 book Schools of Tomorrow. Dewey and Johnson were founding members of the Progressive Education Association.
Fairhope became a popular wintering spot for artists and intellectuals. Sherwood Anderson, Wharton Esherick, Carl Zigrosser, and Upton Sinclair were among its notable visitors.
During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, blue crabs & flounder come to shallow water near shore
Pitcher plants at the Weeks Bay nature reserve near Fairhope, Alabama.
Fountain at the Municipal Pier
The Fairhope Single-Tax Corporation still operates, with 1,800 leaseholds covering more than 4,000 acres (16 km2) in and around the current city of Fairhope. Despite the ideals of the corporation, the process of land speculation has propelled the transformation of Fairhope from utopian experiment to artist's and intellectual's colony, to boutique resort and affluent suburb of Mobile. In fact, some local residents refer to Fairhope as Carmel-by-the-Bay alluding to Carmel-by-the-Sea on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
For over 50 years, fishermen and residents of Fairhope have experienced the jubilee phenomenon. During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, some aquatic animals, including blue crabs, flounder, stingrays, and eels, come to the shallow water, such as around Fairhope, Alabama. At those times, it is possible to catch the fish, crabs, and other sealife near the water's edge.
A nearby attraction known as the Weeks Bay Nature Reserve is known for the many oaks, wildlife and pitcher plants along the elevated walkways through the swamp forest.
The Bell Building on the Faulkner State Community College campus currently houses the Marietta Johnson Museum and Fairhope Historical Museum.[4] Fairhope is currently in the process of building a historic museum that will be located in the near center of downtown where the city hall was once located.
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Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Fairhope - Alabama
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The most beautiful places and sight in Fairhope.
Top 10. Best Tourist Attractions in Fairhope - Alabama: Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope Municipal Pier, Fairhope Museum, Fairhope Public Library, Windmill Market, Weeks Bay, Eastern Shore Art Center, Fountain at the Municipal Pier, Christine Linson Gallery, Tolstoy Park
Coffee Shop and Dinner in Fairhope, Alabama
Join us for Dinner and a Movie! Don't miss a great opportunity to see Coffee Shop, a movie about Fairhope, and dine in your favorite Downtown Fairhope restaurants.
Eastern Shore Trail, Fairhope Alabama.
This is the trail from Paddock Dr. to the Fairhope Pier
New Development in Downtown Fairhope
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WPMI) A new development is moving in at a very busy corner of downtown Fairhope.The lot at Fairhope Avenue and Church Street has been vacant for nearly two years now after a fire gutted the building in 2010. The move comes with some controversy after Fairhope failed twice to get a historic preservation ordinance on the books.Locals remember how the old building, which at the time was being used for retail, was gutted by the fire. The cause is still unknown.And you can tell the way they were working on it little be little, they removed more and more just trying to get to something they could build on to. And it got to be evident that it was too far gone it was too damaged, said Donnie Barrett, Director of the City Museum.Developers and architects tried to save what originally was known as Fairhope's Magnet Theatre. It was built in 1924. The old theatre seats are on display at the local museum.What is now planned for the corner lot is a New Orleans, French Quarter style building. Developer John Bethea says it'll have office space upstairs and retail below.The Broken Egg is a restaurant that may come in here. We will sign a lease with them soon and we are getting that all squared away. It's a breakfast restaurant for people that don't know, said Bethea.Despite not having a historic development ordinance, folks at the museum welcome the new addition to what the mayor calls an 'eclectic city.' He said regulating what is historic or what is not has always been a challenge.When you go downtown, there's not one building that's the same. So how do you make that continue? That's been the debate and then of course there are property rights for businesses that are down there because that's who would have to pay the additional costs, said Fairhope Mayor Tim Kant.There's been a push downtown for mixed use buildings. Most renovations or new buildings will include living or office space upstairs and retail down stairs.This project will be finished late next year.
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The Backroads and Small Towns of Alabama - Day TWO of Cross Country Road Trip Challenge / BBQ Bonus
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Road Trip #080-A - US-98 East Mainline - Daphne to Barnwell, Alabama
The US Highway 98 Mainline between Daphne and Barnwell, Alabama.
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Fairhope State of the City Address
2016 State of the City of Semmes, Alabama - Opening Video
2016 City of Semmes - State of the City Opening Video
Dannelly’s Landing
Fairhope Museum director Donnie Barrett tells us about this historic location on the Fish River where the Federals landed for the 1865 campaign for Mobile.
Spanish Fort Aerial Video - Home Sales Stats - 9/26/2016
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This video was taken over the Bay Way at I-10 in Spanish Fort Alabama. Spanish Fort is a thriving community sitting on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay near the delta. This thriving community sits 10 - 15 minutes from downtown Mobile, AL and Pensacola, FL is roughly 30 - 45 minutes from Spanish Fort. The Eastern Shore is made up of two other popular areas of Baldwin County:
Fairhope:
Daphne:
The Alabama Eastern Shore along Mobile Bay and Tokyo Japan is one of two places on the planet that experience jubilees:
Spanish Fort offers easy access to the I-10 making it a great place for those familiar with commutes. Fairhope is constantly being voted as one of the best places to live in the United States and is only 10 minutes from Spanish Fort. In reality, the towns are very similar, a few miles apart, and represent one great area along the shores of Mobile Bay in South Alabama. Check out this video of Timbercreek golf course in Spanish Fort, AL.
Alabama in the Civil War
Tom Moore of the American Battlefield Trust talks about the events that took place in Alabama during the Civil War, as well as the Alabamians who fought far away from home.
Ballet Theatre South - Fairhope, AL
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Escapees Rainbow Plantation RV Park - Summerdale AL
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Pictures From The Past - Elberta, Al
Photo slide show of Elberta, Al
Elberta was founded in the early 20th century by a Chicago based land company. The Baldwin County Colonization Company was organized in 1903 and the first settlers arrived in 1904. The community was founded by farmers who had immigrated from Germany to the midwest of America. The land company advertised the area as having rich soil and a climate that allowed year round farming. The first two organized churches were Lutheran (1908) and Catholic (1911). (Land of Milk and Honey by John Haupt as told to Nina Keenam, 1990)[citation needed]
The land company laid out Baldwin County in the manner found in the midwest; that is to say, roads were laid out on section lines that were due north-south and east-west. Property, especially farms, were laid out in squares. With the immigration taking these farmers through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other midwestern states, the early years of the community resembled midwestern farming communities more than those of the deep south. In the 1930s through the 1940s, the town boasted a farmer's hall where dancing and singing were enjoyed, a hotel, a movie theatre, as well as a butcher shop, grocery and drug store. Many of the residents spoke German and St. Mark's Lutheran Church offered German language services until 1976.[citation needed]
The State Bank of Elberta was incorporated in 1922. The bank was unusual in that it did not close during the Great Depression.[citation needed]
The town was incorporated by vote on December 9, 1952.[citation needed]
To support the town's volunteer fire department, The Elberta German Sausage Festival was started in the mid-1970s. This event is held the last weekend of March and the last weekend of October and features polka music, Elberta German Sausage, and 250 arts and crafts vendors.[citation needed]
The town is the home of the Baldwin County Heritage Museum. The museum is located on US Highway 98 east of the town. It features exhibits devoted to the development of Baldwin County. The museum includes a large amount of farm equipment and exhibits of life in farm homes. The old St. Mark's Lutheran Church building was moved to the grounds and restored.
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Photo Video of the City of Foley, Alabama
Located in beautiful Baldwin County, Alabama. Enjoy old photos of the city 100 years ago while listening to the music of the Sullivan Family.
2015 Lecture Series: History of Marietta Johnson's School
History of the Marietta Johnson's School by Maggie Mosteller-Timbes
2015 Lecture Series on Fairhope History. Taped 2/1015. 1 hour
The School of Organic Education at Fairhope, Alabama began in a little cottage in the fall of 1907. It grew to a campus of ten acres and was one of the country's first progressive schools. Marietta Johnson lectured extensively in the United States and abroad. She was a legend in her own time and far ahead in her educational practices and beliefs.
Several people are introduced who knew Marietta Johnson at the beginning of this talk. about the legacy of Mrs. Johnson and how she came to Fairhope. An excellent overview of the Marietta Johnson Museum and the role of education in the early development of Fairhope, Alabama. The citizens who spoke were informal and gave interesting insight into their school years.
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Artifacts From the Afterlife
Description of location: The museum in Fairhope, Alabama occupies a newly expanded building that originally served as Fairhope's City Hall from 1928 to 1971; it remained the City's Police Station and jail until 2002.
The museum dates back to 1992, to a dedicated group of about 25 individuals, including the late Flo Simmons who was a very important early supporter. Originally, the museum was located in the historic Bell building on the Faulkner State Community College Campus.
Several years ago, museum committee members approached the City about using the old police station building, and with the help of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, their vision became a reality (