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The '''Medical Center Inn''' | The '''Medical Center Inn''' was a 65,000 square-foot, 190-room motel located at 800 [[11th Street South]] near [[I-65 Exit 259]] at [[University Boulevard]] in [[Southside]]. It was constructed in the 1970s. A Waffle House restaurant was located in the motel adjacent to the lobby on the east end of the building. | ||
In November [[2008]] [[UAB]] announced plans to purchase the motel for $3.2 million and demolish it for possible expansion of its athletic fields. The proposal was withdrawn before the November 13 [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] meeting, | In November [[2008]] [[UAB]] announced plans to purchase the motel for $3.2 million and demolish it for possible expansion of its athletic fields. The proposal was withdrawn before the November 13 [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] meeting. Purchase of the hotel finally went ahead for $2 million in June [[2011]]. All buildings on the site were subsequently demolished, although the hotel's sign remains. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Wolfson, Hannah (November 13, 2008) "UAB to buy, demolish Medical Center Inn for possible athletic fields." ''Birmingham News'' | * Wolfson, Hannah (November 13, 2008) "UAB to buy, demolish Medical Center Inn for possible athletic fields." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Wolfson, Hannah (November 13, 2008) "University of Alabama at Birmingham pulls plans to buy hotel." ''Birmingham News'' | * Wolfson, Hannah (November 13, 2008) "University of Alabama at Birmingham pulls plans to buy hotel." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
* Cooper, Lauren B. (June 3, 2011). "[http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/print-edition/2011/06/03/waffle-house-eyes-space-in-five-points.html Waffle House eyes space in Five Points]." {{BBJ}}. | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:1970s buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Demolished buildings]] | |||
[[Category:Former motels]] | |||
[[Category:University Boulevard]] | [[Category:University Boulevard]] | ||
[[Category:11th Street South]] | [[Category:11th Street South]] | ||
[[Category:UAB campus]] | [[Category:UAB campus]] | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 27 November 2012
The Medical Center Inn was a 65,000 square-foot, 190-room motel located at 800 11th Street South near I-65 Exit 259 at University Boulevard in Southside. It was constructed in the 1970s. A Waffle House restaurant was located in the motel adjacent to the lobby on the east end of the building.
In November 2008 UAB announced plans to purchase the motel for $3.2 million and demolish it for possible expansion of its athletic fields. The proposal was withdrawn before the November 13 University of Alabama Board of Trustees meeting. Purchase of the hotel finally went ahead for $2 million in June 2011. All buildings on the site were subsequently demolished, although the hotel's sign remains.
References
- Wolfson, Hannah (November 13, 2008) "UAB to buy, demolish Medical Center Inn for possible athletic fields." Birmingham News
- Wolfson, Hannah (November 13, 2008) "University of Alabama at Birmingham pulls plans to buy hotel." Birmingham News
- Cooper, Lauren B. (June 3, 2011). "Waffle House eyes space in Five Points." Birmingham Business Journal.