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There is something magical about historic buildings at night. In downtown Birmingham,  property where the Goodall-Brown building stands at 2200 1st Avenue North, was originally the site of the Caldwell Hotel, one of Birmingham's first luxury hotels. The hotel hosted many officials who came through the city, including a luncheon for President Harrison when he visited Birmingham in 1891. In the same year a fire completely destroyed the first-class hotel leaving only a few bare walls as remnants. In 1906, the property was purchased by an influential and successful merchant, Robert Goodall who operated a dry goods distributing company within the building.*

The building has now been converted into lofts; The Wine Loft is housed on the main level. I recently met Mike Dunnavant, proprietor, and we talked about night lights and how inviting he has made the storefront.  Hopefully you can get that sense from my painting.

*http://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Caldwell_Hotel