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Ask McGehee: Bankhead Tunnel
Ironically, the tunnel was named for a family that never lived in Mobile. And Tallulah had nothing to do with its construction....
Bankhead v. Wallace
Tunnel to Towers Race through the tube for a good cause. When firefighter Stephen Siller finished his late shift...
Ask McGehee
Did the Bankhead Tunnel ever have toll booths?
Celebrating 20 Years of ‘Ask McGehee’ with Historian Tom McGehee
In celebration of 20 years of Ask McGehee, MB sat down with historian Tom McGehee to learn about his favorite historical moments, best audience reactions and secrets behind his successful monthly column.
The Legacy of Marquis de Lafayette
The French general’s victory lap in America was one of the greatest public events of the 19th century and Alabama’s first elaborate statewide party. For Mobile, the gains were even higher. Centuries later, we’re still celebrating.
Take the Causeway
As the temperatures cool and the salinity in the Bay rises, fishermen begin to appear alongside Battleship Parkway, rod and reel in hand.
A Government Street Story
The newly-renovated Downtown headquarters for the publishers of Mobile Bay Magazine is an interesting walk through Mobile history.
Mobile Bay’s 2023 Class of 40 Under 40
This year’s class of young, local professionals is raising the bar of success and inspiring optimism for this new year on the Bay.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Mobile’s Admiral Hotel?
The 12-story hotel was opened in November 1940, and named in honor of Mobile’s Admiral Raphael Semmes. It had been constructed over a course of 15 months at a total cost of $1 million — well over $21 million in today’s dollars.
Madame Octavia LeVert’s Salon of the South
The rise and fall of a Mobile icon.