Wallace Avenue pretty, despite gun battle

By Joe McAdory

Published: April 25, 2008

News of a shootout Friday morning along Wallace Avenue in Opelika was concerning to me, particularly since I routinely drive that strip of road. It’s a shortcut between South Long Street and Frederick Road and allows me to go around the TigerTown traffic.

Wallace Avenue is pretty, with nice little homes decorated with flags and yards blooming with azaleas and dogwoods. Friday, bullet shells joined the decorations. I’ll still drive that road because I like the scenery. I feel bad for the good residents who live there knowing that some may tag the subdivision as dangerous. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn’t. It’s still a good shortcut.