{"id":2314,"date":"2024-12-09T12:03:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T13:07:09","slug":"abandoned-in-midfield-alabama-how-did-it-come-to-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/?p=2314","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned Near Midfield, Alabama! How did it come to this?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-id=\"2317\" src=\"https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words-750x421.png 750w, https:\/\/allthingstonyj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Near-Midfield-Words.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vyhYFiP3ic0\">Click here to watch my latest cinematic short film as I explore abandoned areas in Midfield, Alabama&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I explore the abandoned areas in the city of Midfield, Alabama just outside of Birmingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Midfield, Alabama is like a lot of southern towns that have seen better days. A one time thriving small town in the South that will hopefully see a revival in the near future. Unfortunately many of the industrial plants and many, once beautiful homes, are now abandoned or vacant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to remember even when towns fall on hard times, the people are often still vibrant and optimistic about their future &#8211; as they should be! It&#8217;s always my hope that these southern cities that I explore will make a come back even if it&#8217;s ever so slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope you enjoy my latest short film &#8211; Abandoned in Midfield, Alabama! How did it come to this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to watch my latest cinematic short film as I explore abandoned areas in Midfield, Alabama&#8230; Today I explore the abandoned areas in the city of Midfield, Alabama just outside of Birmingham. Midfield, Alabama is like a lot of southern towns that have seen better days. 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