Greensboro, Alabama

Located in Hale County, Greensboro is The Catfish Capital of Alabama. I was unaware that Alabama had a Catfish Festival, and we only saw one catfish operation while we were there. However, we did see a lot of urban decay in the downtown area.



A fireplace can be seen on the exterior of a decaying building.



What's left of a bank vault. The rest of the building has fallen apart around it.



Another abandoned and falling apart building, sometimes known as the "Alamo." Grass carpets the interior, and the walls are decorated with vegetation that literally grows through what's left of the structure.



Some of the buildings were still in good shape, although on this particular mid-Saturday afternoon, the town was pretty deserted. City Hardware wasn't too bad, and I think I might have seen a person go in. There seemed to be several younger people roaming around the downtown area on bikes or foot. They may have been heading to Pie Lab down a side street. Pie happens to be one of my favorite things, but we were a little unsure of what exactly the place was, if it was open or if there was actually pie. There was what looked like cleaning or construction equipment on the front porch, so we didn't venture in. According to their website that I found later, they do indeed have pie, as well as conversation, ideas and design. I must say that it seems a little out of place in Greensboro, but good luck to those who are trying to make it work.