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Nashville punished, a cautionary tale for Birmingham

Nashville BIG Trip luggage tag
Luggage tag from Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce BIG trip to Nashville in 2005

By David Sher

I’m sometimes criticized for comparing Birmingham to Nashville.

But in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, when I was growing up, Nashville was a smaller city than Birmingham.

My dad used to take me to Rickwood Field to watch the Birmingham Barons play baseball with the Nashville Vols. Continue reading Nashville punished, a cautionary tale for Birmingham