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The '''Medical Center Inn''' is 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 is located in the motel adjacent to the lobby on the east end of the building. | The '''Medical Center Inn''' is 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 is 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. | 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 The proposal was withdrawn before the November 13 [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] meeting, however. | ||
==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'' | |||
[[Category:Motels]] | [[Category:Motels]] |
Revision as of 19:04, 13 November 2008
The Medical Center Inn is 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 is 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 The proposal was withdrawn before the November 13 University of Alabama Board of Trustees meeting, however.
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