10/13/2026
🌳Returning home to Mobile after a winter trip to St. Louis and driving down Springhill under the huge oak tree canopy covering over the whole street with green leaves. It was such a contrast to St. Louis where everything was already wintry, gray,and dormant. The live oaks, cast iron plants, jasmine, camellias etc were all lush and green and even though it was night and dark, it felt luxurious and alive. The suburbs of Mobile also have a lot of those same plants that stay green all year, but it’s more open and not the same.
🦮Walking our dog through the Ashland Place neighborhood. Again the oak trees – it’s a beautiful neighborhood with large, 100 year+ homes and the huge oak trees made it feel cool even in the summer. Definitely noticed the heat more walking Stella in the summer on less shady suburban streets!
🏛️The architecture: midtown Mobile near the city center has such a beautiful variety of old houses – many over 100 years old. They have so much character that is unmatched by the newer suburban builds. The farther west you travel through Mobile, the newer the homes get.
🏘️The layout: in midtown there were a few fun, quirky shops and a couple restaurants and a bakery walking distance from our home. In west Mobile there is more separation between residential and commercial. You need the car to go most places.
Amanda Turn-Shamback | iXL Real Estate
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