Lynn's Guidebook
Groceries
Locally owned and operated in Historic Five Points 2 blocks away. We like to shop local.
Locally owned and operated in Historical Five Points. Still has the original wood floors, small cozy grocery store. Known for the best butcher shop around. Also has a coffee and hand-scooped ice cream available. Bakery, deli, produce, seafood, wine, beverages, etc. Owners purchased long time Pizza restaurant Terry’s Pizza. Terry’s Pizza was established in 1959 and was a Huntsville institution operating 3 pizza parlors. I grew up at the Terry's Pizza on North Parkway. Lots and lots of good memories there. You can call for fast pick -up. Call 256-534-4509. We like to shop local.
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Star Super Market - Huntsville
702 Pratt Ave NELocally owned and operated in Historical Five Points. Still has the original wood floors, small cozy grocery store. Known for the best butcher shop around. Also has a coffee and hand-scooped ice cream available. Bakery, deli, produce, seafood, wine, beverages, etc. Owners purchased long time Pizza restaurant Terry’s Pizza. Terry’s Pizza was established in 1959 and was a Huntsville institution operating 3 pizza parlors. I grew up at the Terry's Pizza on North Parkway. Lots and lots of good memories there. You can call for fast pick -up. Call 256-534-4509. We like to shop local.
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Sightseeing
Harrison Brothers Hardware is downtown Huntsville’s destination shopping experience. Established in 1894, the store retains its original historic fixtures and offers merchandise that reflects “American Made” at its finest. We carry a selection of art and fine crafts, children’s toys, gourmet foods, books and other gift items. Harrison Brothers Hardware is not a trip to the mall. They are a shopping experience where history, tradition and customer service is preserved. We like to shop local. http://harrisonbrothershardware.com/ Their Story: Harrison Brothers Hardware started as a family-owned business founded by brothers James B. and Daniel T. Harrison, and their store has operated on the courthouse square since 1897. Like a cherished family heirloom, the business was passed down from generation to generation. The death of James in 1908 brought younger brother Robert into the family business. As Daniel and Robert grew older and passed away, Robert’s sons Daniel and John took over and kept the store running through 1983. It seemed certain that the death of John Harrison in 1983 would be the end of the family business, but the Historic Huntsville Foundation stepped in and purchased the store from Harrison family heirs. HHF wanted to preserve and continue the operation of Harrison Brothers Hardware, so the store, its traditions and the names of its founders would live on. Today, Harrison Brothers Hardware is a store unlike any other you will visit. The store retains its original appearance, and all the counters, display shelves, wood floors and fixtures are all intact. Sales are still rung up on the 1907 National Cash Register first used by James and Daniel. The brothers’ business desk, safe, and coal stove are still there–just about the way they left them. Original advertising posters, receipts and ledgers, vintage photographs and Harrison family mementos are displayed throughout the store. We carry some of the same types of merchandise sold by James and Daniel, including pottery, cast iron cookware and gardening tools.
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Harrison Brothers Hardware
124 Southside SquareHarrison Brothers Hardware is downtown Huntsville’s destination shopping experience. Established in 1894, the store retains its original historic fixtures and offers merchandise that reflects “American Made” at its finest. We carry a selection of art and fine crafts, children’s toys, gourmet foods, books and other gift items. Harrison Brothers Hardware is not a trip to the mall. They are a shopping experience where history, tradition and customer service is preserved. We like to shop local. http://harrisonbrothershardware.com/ Their Story: Harrison Brothers Hardware started as a family-owned business founded by brothers James B. and Daniel T. Harrison, and their store has operated on the courthouse square since 1897. Like a cherished family heirloom, the business was passed down from generation to generation. The death of James in 1908 brought younger brother Robert into the family business. As Daniel and Robert grew older and passed away, Robert’s sons Daniel and John took over and kept the store running through 1983. It seemed certain that the death of John Harrison in 1983 would be the end of the family business, but the Historic Huntsville Foundation stepped in and purchased the store from Harrison family heirs. HHF wanted to preserve and continue the operation of Harrison Brothers Hardware, so the store, its traditions and the names of its founders would live on. Today, Harrison Brothers Hardware is a store unlike any other you will visit. The store retains its original appearance, and all the counters, display shelves, wood floors and fixtures are all intact. Sales are still rung up on the 1907 National Cash Register first used by James and Daniel. The brothers’ business desk, safe, and coal stove are still there–just about the way they left them. Original advertising posters, receipts and ledgers, vintage photographs and Harrison family mementos are displayed throughout the store. We carry some of the same types of merchandise sold by James and Daniel, including pottery, cast iron cookware and gardening tools.
The idea for the museum was first proposed by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who led the efforts of the United States to land the first man on the Moon. Plans for the museum were underway in 1960 with an economic feasibility study for the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
Von Braun, understanding the dominance of football in the Alabama culture, persuaded rival Alabama and Auburn coaches Bear Bryant and Shug Jordan to appear in a television commercial supporting a $1.9 million statewide bond referendum to finance museum construction. The referendum passed on November 30, 1965, and a donation of land from the Army's Redstone Arsenal provided a location on which to build. This was the original location on Redstone with a gravel parking lot. On display immediately were the lunar landscape with lunar lander mockup, and a wide variety of hardware from United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, NASA, and aerospace companies, including a helicopter, and the rocket park.
At the current location, the first building was an "Early blockhouse modern" which described the architectural style chosen by Huntsville architect David Crowe. To help draw tourists from far afield, the center needed a crown jewel. The Huntsville Times reported, Center director "Edward O. Buckbee is the type of guy with the tenacity to get a Saturn 5 moon rocket moved here which cost 90 times the center itself – was 'a little difficult,' admits Buckbee in a galloping understatement." Buckbee worked with von Braun to see that the Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle would be delivered to the site as it was on June 28, 1969. The Saturn I which stands erect at the museum was delivered the same day. Initial plans called for visitors to walk through the Saturn V. The center opened on March 17, 1970.
The Space & Rocket Center was a "major sponsor" of the United States pavilion at the 1982 World's Fair, providing exhibits on space and energy as well as equipment and operations for the IMAX theater at the fair. At the time, the Space & Rocket Center also served as the Alabama Energy Information Center. The Spacedome IMAX theater at the museum opened December 19, 1982. The theater closed October 7, 2018, to be converted into a planetarium with high-definition digital projectors opening February 28, 2019.
Go by the gift shop (free admission to gift shop) and buy some astronaut ice cream to take home. Makes a great present. I’ve been buying and eating that ice cream since the 1970’s. We like to shop local. Check out the social media post to see what’s going on today. https://rocketcenter.com/social
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Centre spatial et de fusées des États-Unis
1 Tranquility BaseThe idea for the museum was first proposed by Dr. Wernher von Braun, who led the efforts of the United States to land the first man on the Moon. Plans for the museum were underway in 1960 with an economic feasibility study for the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
Von Braun, understanding the dominance of football in the Alabama culture, persuaded rival Alabama and Auburn coaches Bear Bryant and Shug Jordan to appear in a television commercial supporting a $1.9 million statewide bond referendum to finance museum construction. The referendum passed on November 30, 1965, and a donation of land from the Army's Redstone Arsenal provided a location on which to build. This was the original location on Redstone with a gravel parking lot. On display immediately were the lunar landscape with lunar lander mockup, and a wide variety of hardware from United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, NASA, and aerospace companies, including a helicopter, and the rocket park.
At the current location, the first building was an "Early blockhouse modern" which described the architectural style chosen by Huntsville architect David Crowe. To help draw tourists from far afield, the center needed a crown jewel. The Huntsville Times reported, Center director "Edward O. Buckbee is the type of guy with the tenacity to get a Saturn 5 moon rocket moved here which cost 90 times the center itself – was 'a little difficult,' admits Buckbee in a galloping understatement." Buckbee worked with von Braun to see that the Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle would be delivered to the site as it was on June 28, 1969. The Saturn I which stands erect at the museum was delivered the same day. Initial plans called for visitors to walk through the Saturn V. The center opened on March 17, 1970.
The Space & Rocket Center was a "major sponsor" of the United States pavilion at the 1982 World's Fair, providing exhibits on space and energy as well as equipment and operations for the IMAX theater at the fair. At the time, the Space & Rocket Center also served as the Alabama Energy Information Center. The Spacedome IMAX theater at the museum opened December 19, 1982. The theater closed October 7, 2018, to be converted into a planetarium with high-definition digital projectors opening February 28, 2019.
Go by the gift shop (free admission to gift shop) and buy some astronaut ice cream to take home. Makes a great present. I’ve been buying and eating that ice cream since the 1970’s. We like to shop local. Check out the social media post to see what’s going on today. https://rocketcenter.com/social
Named in honor of Mary's visit to Elizabeth as described in Luke's Gospel, our parish was established in July of 1861 by Fr. Jeremiah Trecy. The church cornerstone was laid in October of that year; however, construction was suspended during the Civil War. Following the war, construction resumed, and the building was essentially finished by 1872, with the formal dedication by Bishop John Quinlan of Mobile on November 11, 1877. The church was built of native stone from nearby Monte Sano Mountain hauled by mule cart and wagon. In 1981 the church was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
St Mary of the Visitation Church
222 Jefferson St NNamed in honor of Mary's visit to Elizabeth as described in Luke's Gospel, our parish was established in July of 1861 by Fr. Jeremiah Trecy. The church cornerstone was laid in October of that year; however, construction was suspended during the Civil War. Following the war, construction resumed, and the building was essentially finished by 1872, with the formal dedication by Bishop John Quinlan of Mobile on November 11, 1877. The church was built of native stone from nearby Monte Sano Mountain hauled by mule cart and wagon. In 1981 the church was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Space Camp was founded in 1982 as an educational camp using the United States space program as a basis to promote math and science to children. The idea was the result of a comment by rocket scientist Wernher von Braun who was touring the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 1977 when he noticed a group of schoolchildren studying rockets and said to the museum director, "You know, we have all these camps for youngsters in this country - band camps and cheerleader camps and football camps. Why don't we have a science camp?"
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp (formerly U.S. Space Camp) in Huntsville are operated by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, which is a state agency whose members are appointed by the Governor of Alabama.
The non-profit U.S. Space & Rocket Center Foundation is a separate entity and members of its board are not appointed by the governor. SpaceCamp has been in several movies such as the following:
SpaceCamp (1986) portrayed youngsters on a fictional adventure at the camp.
Beyond the Stars (1989) a drama about a teenager (Christian Slater) who befriends a gruff former astronaut (Martin Sheen).
The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission (1996) a direct-to-video film starring the Olsen twins.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006), the protagonist's friend (Tony Hale) says the camp would be at the top of his bucket list and that "You're never too old to go to Space Camp, dude," and later inspects a brochure about programs for adults.
A Smile as Big as the Moon (2012) a television movie based on a teacher's memoirs.
Space Warriors (2013) a television movie about Space Camp trainees who help rescue three astronauts stranded in orbit.
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Space Camp
1 Tranquility BaseSpace Camp was founded in 1982 as an educational camp using the United States space program as a basis to promote math and science to children. The idea was the result of a comment by rocket scientist Wernher von Braun who was touring the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in 1977 when he noticed a group of schoolchildren studying rockets and said to the museum director, "You know, we have all these camps for youngsters in this country - band camps and cheerleader camps and football camps. Why don't we have a science camp?"
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center and Space Camp (formerly U.S. Space Camp) in Huntsville are operated by the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, which is a state agency whose members are appointed by the Governor of Alabama.
The non-profit U.S. Space & Rocket Center Foundation is a separate entity and members of its board are not appointed by the governor. SpaceCamp has been in several movies such as the following:
SpaceCamp (1986) portrayed youngsters on a fictional adventure at the camp.
Beyond the Stars (1989) a drama about a teenager (Christian Slater) who befriends a gruff former astronaut (Martin Sheen).
The Case of the U.S. Space Camp Mission (1996) a direct-to-video film starring the Olsen twins.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006), the protagonist's friend (Tony Hale) says the camp would be at the top of his bucket list and that "You're never too old to go to Space Camp, dude," and later inspects a brochure about programs for adults.
A Smile as Big as the Moon (2012) a television movie based on a teacher's memoirs.
Space Warriors (2013) a television movie about Space Camp trainees who help rescue three astronauts stranded in orbit.
Neighborhoods
Five Points
Twickenham
Old Town
Craft Beer
Rocket Republic
617 Meridian St NGreen Bus Brewing
206 Eustis Ave SECampus 805
2620 Clinton Ave WPourhouse Huntsville
3414 Governors Dr SWYellowhammer Brewing
2600 Clinton Ave WFood/Bar
1892 East Restaurant & Tavern
720 Pratt Ave NEDomaine South
200 West Side SquareCotton Row
100 Southside SquareCommerce Kitchen
300 Franklin St SEOshi Poke Bowl and Sushi
201 Jefferson St NLocated upstairs in the old Martin theatre. It first opened on May 26, 1960 as The Tony Theatre. The address changed 3 times over the years from 114, to 112 and then 116. There was an open house and the admission was free and people were able to tour theatre and see the projection equipment theater. An RCA engineer was on hand to answer questions. It had at that time the largest indoor screen in Alabama. It also claimed in its ads to have the first traveling-message sign in Huntsville and the first-one to be used in the nation for theatre attraction. Other features were a four-color hand-painted screen curtains, four track stereo sound, and staggered seating vision. The first movie shown was “The River” starring Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift. The theatre became The Martin on September 19, 1962. The theatre’s last day of business as a movie theatre was August 23, 1982. It now operates as a live music venue, named Sammy T’s Music Hall operated by local Sammy Taylor. We like shopping local.
The Martin
116 Washington St SELocated upstairs in the old Martin theatre. It first opened on May 26, 1960 as The Tony Theatre. The address changed 3 times over the years from 114, to 112 and then 116. There was an open house and the admission was free and people were able to tour theatre and see the projection equipment theater. An RCA engineer was on hand to answer questions. It had at that time the largest indoor screen in Alabama. It also claimed in its ads to have the first traveling-message sign in Huntsville and the first-one to be used in the nation for theatre attraction. Other features were a four-color hand-painted screen curtains, four track stereo sound, and staggered seating vision. The first movie shown was “The River” starring Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift. The theatre became The Martin on September 19, 1962. The theatre’s last day of business as a movie theatre was August 23, 1982. It now operates as a live music venue, named Sammy T’s Music Hall operated by local Sammy Taylor. We like shopping local.
Peggy Ann Bakery first opened their doors in 1953. They have shared over 60 years of fresh-baked goodies and fond memories with the Huntsville community. As one of the oldest bakeries in town, they work hard to maintain the reputation of providing the delicious, high-quality cakes, cookies, and pastries.
Peggy Ann Bakery
831 Regal Dr SWPeggy Ann Bakery first opened their doors in 1953. They have shared over 60 years of fresh-baked goodies and fond memories with the Huntsville community. As one of the oldest bakeries in town, they work hard to maintain the reputation of providing the delicious, high-quality cakes, cookies, and pastries.
Humphrey's Bar and Grill
103 Washington St NEThe Bottle
101 Washington Street NortheastPourhouse Huntsville
3414 Governors Dr SWPurveyor
201 Jefferson St NEntertainment Venue
Von Braun Center
700 Monroe St SWDrugstore
Just in case you are in need of a drugstore products. We like to shop local.
Propst Discount Drugs
717 Pratt Ave NE