Editing Montgomery, Alabama (section)

===Cityscape===
Downtown Montgomery lies along the southern bank of the [[Alabama River]], about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} downstream from the confluence of the [[Coosa River|Coosa]] and [[Tallapoosa River|Tallapoosa]] rivers. The most prominent feature of Montgomery's skyline is the {{cvt|375|ft|m}}, [[RSA Tower (Montgomery, Alabama)|RSA Tower]], built in 1996 by the [[Retirement Systems of Alabama]].<ref name="RSA Tower">{{citation |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=rsatowers-montgomery-al-usa |title=RSA Towers, Montgomery |publisher=Emporis, Inc. |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229035414/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=rsatowers-montgomery-al-usa |archive-date=February 29, 2008 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> Other prominent buildings include 60 Commerce Street, 8 Commerce Street, and the [[RSA Dexter Avenue Building]]. Downtown also contains many state and local government buildings, including the [[Alabama State Capitol]]. The Capitol is located atop a hill at one end of Dexter Avenue, along which also lies the [[Dexter Avenue Baptist Church]], where Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor. Both the Capitol and Dexter Baptist Church are recognized as [[National Historic Landmark]]s by the [[U.S. Department of the Interior]].<ref name="NRHP NHL">{{Citation |last=National Park Service |author-link=National Park Service |date=November 2007 |title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST07.pdf |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609212946/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/LIST07.pdf |archive-date=June 9, 2007}}</ref> Other notable buildings include RSA Dexter Avenue, RSA Headquarters, Alabama Center for Commerce, RSA Union, and the Renaissance Hotel and Spa.<ref name="RSA Buildings">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsarealestate.com/dexter/dexterIndex.html |title=RSA &#124; Dexter Avenue Building |publisher=Rsarealestate.com |access-date=November 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315173733/http://www.rsarealestate.com/dexter/dexterIndex.html |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

One block south of the Capitol is the [[First White House of the Confederacy]], the 1835 Italianate-style house in which President Jefferson Davis and family lived while the Confederate capital was in Montgomery. Montgomery's third National Historic Landmark is [[Union Station (Montgomery)|Union Station]]. Passenger train service to Montgomery ceased in 1989. Today Union Station is part of the Riverfront Park development, which includes an amphitheater, a [[Paddle steamer|riverboat]] dock,<ref name="riverboat">{{citation |first=Jill |last=Nolin |title=Harriott II's coming |url=http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS01/808230357&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |publisher=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |date=August 23, 2008 |access-date=August 23, 2008 |format=Scholar search |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628104857/http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080823%2FNEWS01%2F808230357&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL |archive-date=June 28, 2014 }}</ref> a river walk, and [[Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium|Riverwalk Stadium]].<ref name="riverwalk">{{citation |url=http://www.montgomeryal.gov/index.aspx?page=63 |title=City of Montgomery: Riverfront Facilities |publisher=City of Montgomery |access-date=August 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917012018/http://www.montgomeryal.gov/index.aspx?page=63 |archive-date=September 17, 2008}}</ref>

The completion of a {{convert|112000|ft2|m2|adj=on}} space in 2007, the Convention Center, has encouraged growth and activity in the downtown area and attracted more high-end retail and restaurants.<ref name="convention">{{citation |url=http://www.visitingmontgomery.com/convention_center.cfm |title=Meetings & Groups: New Convention Center |publisher=Montgomery Convention and Visitor Bureau |access-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820055204/http://www.visitingmontgomery.com/convention_center.cfm |archive-date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> Three blocks east of the Convention Center, [[Old Alabama Town]] showcases more than 50 restored buildings from the 19th century. The Riverwalk is part of a larger plan to revitalize the downtown area and connect it to the waterfront. The plan includes [[urban forestry]], infill development, and façade renovation to encourage business and residential growth.<ref name="downtown"/>

Other downtown developments include historic Dexter Avenue, which will be the center of a Market District. A$6 million streetscape project is improving its design.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.montgomerymarketdistrict.com/ |title=Montgomery Market District |publisher=Montgomery Market District |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233141/http://www.montgomerymarketdistrict.com/ |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Maxwell Boulevard is home to the newly built [[Wright Brothers]] Park. High-end apartments are planned for this area. The [[Bell Building (Montgomery, Alabama)|Bell Building]], located across from the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, is being redeveloped for mixed-use retail and residential space.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Bethany |url=http://apmobile.worldnow.com/story/24943108/new-luxury-apartments-coming-to-montgomerys-maxwell-blvd |title=New luxury apartments coming to Montgomery's Maxwell Blvd |publisher=Apmobile.worldnow.com |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203649/http://apmobile.worldnow.com/story/24943108/new-luxury-apartments-coming-to-montgomerys-maxwell-blvd |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[National Memorial for Peace and Justice]] opened in downtown Montgomery on April 26, 2018. Founded by the [[Equal Justice Initiative]], it acknowledges the historic past of racial terrorism and lynching in America.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/lynching-memorial-alabama.html |title=A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It. |author=Campbell Robertson |date=April 25, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701092802/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/us/lynching-memorial-alabama.html |archive-date=July 1, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

South of downtown, across [[Interstate 85]], lies [[Alabama State University]]. ASU's campus was built in [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]] architectural style from 1906 until the beginning of World War II.<ref name="ASU campus">{{cite web |url=http://www.alasu.edu/About/default.aspx?id=11 |title=History |publisher=Alabama State University |access-date=August 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504042444/http://www.alasu.edu/About/default.aspx?id=11 |archive-date=May 4, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Historic districts">{{citation |url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/al/Montgomery/districts.html |title=National Register of Historical Places – ALABAMA (AL), Montgomery County |publisher=nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610105315/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/al/Montgomery/districts.html |archive-date=June 10, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Surrounding ASU are the [[Garden District (Montgomery, Alabama)|Garden District]] and [[Cloverdale Historic District]]. Houses in these areas date from around 1875 until 1949, and are in [[Victorian architecture|Late Victorian]] and [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] styles.<ref name="Historic districts"/> [[Huntingdon College]] is on the southwestern edge of Cloverdale. The campus was built in the 1900s in [[Tudorbethan architecture|Tudor Revival]] and Gothic Revival styles.<ref name="Huntindgon campus">{{citation |url=http://www.huntingdon.edu/about_hc/campus |title=The Campus |publisher=Huntingdon College |access-date=August 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616213146/http://www.huntingdon.edu/about_hc/campus |archive-date=June 16, 2008}}</ref> ASU, the Garden District, Cloverdale, and Huntingdon are all listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as [[historic district (United States)|historic district]]s.<ref name="Historic districts"/>

Montgomery's east side is the fastest-growing part of the city.<ref>{{citation |url=http://alabama.realestaterama.com/montgomery-housing-market-ranks-5th-in-the-us/ |title=Montgomery Housing Market Ranks 5th in the U.S. |publisher=Alabama Real EstateRama |access-date=August 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715161421/http://alabama.realestaterama.com/montgomery-housing-market-ranks-5th-in-the-us/ |archive-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> Development of the Dalraida neighborhood, along Atlanta Highway, began in 1909, when developers Cook and Laurie bought land from the Ware plantation. A Scotsman, Georgie Laurie named the area for [[Dál Riata]], a 6th-7th century Gaelic overkingdom; a subsequent misspelling in an advertisement led to the current spelling. The first lots were sold in 1914.<ref>{{cite news |title=Early ads boast of fine living in 'Dalriata' neighborhood |last=Wright |first=Carolyn |date=July 13, 2014 |work=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |page=4D}}</ref> The city's two largest shopping malls ([[Eastdale Mall]] and [[The Shoppes at Eastchase]]),<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.shopmalls.com/mall.cfm?mall=1 |title=Welcome to Eastdale Mall, Montgomery, Alabama |access-date=September 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121120348/http://www.shopmalls.com/mall.cfm?mall=1 |archive-date=January 21, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.theshoppesateastchase.com/ |title=The Shoppes at EastChase |access-date=September 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918032050/http://www.theshoppesateastchase.com/ |archive-date=September 18, 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as many [[big-box stores]] and residential developments, are on the east side.

The area is also home of the [[Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park]]. This {{convert|240|acre|km2|1|adj=on|sp=us}} park contains the [[Alabama Shakespeare Festival]] and [[Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts]].<ref name="Blount Park">{{citation |url=http://www.visitingmontgomery.com/details.cfm?site_id=829067BA-D303-48F9-A9738BD2084BA92E |title=Montgomery Convention and Visitor Bureau |access-date=September 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429090501/http://www.visitingmontgomery.com/details.cfm?site_id=829067BA-D303-48F9-A9738BD2084BA92E |archive-date=April 29, 2008}}</ref>