Ask McGehee: Mobile buildings had a lot more ironwork in years past. What...
In 1839, the popular architect Asher Benjamin recommended cast iron in his book, “The Builder’s Guide.” He noted its low cost...
Everybody Loves a Parade
In a circa 1930s archival photo, horse-mounted revelers and a mule-drawn king’s float part the sea of revelers on their way down...
A Six Pack of Top 10s
David Bagwell's Top 10 Local Characters * A “character” is hard to define, but like Justice Potter Stewart explained obscenity, ...
Does Mobile Really Have “The Original Mardi Gras,” Or Not?
Dive into the history to see if this common claim is true, false or somewhere in between.
Ask McGehee: The former Higgins Mortuary
The building had a storied past as both a social club and a mortuary. One of the most well-respected funeral homes, Higgins...
Port City (Trivial) Pursuit – The Answers
1. Legend has it the Copeland outlaw gang buried ____________________ in water-proof kegs in Wragg Swamp, the name of the area where...
The Bridges of Mobile County
Mobile is a watery place. Besides Mobile Bay and the Mobile River Delta, which constitute the county’s eastern border, and the...
Boomerangers
Nathan Cox Owner and President, Bellator Real Estate and Development, Inc. Nathan Cox’s future was quite bright long before...
Spotlight on Courtland Barker
It’s not easy being Courtland Barker. You try commanding 125 teenagers. It takes leadership; it takes focus. It takes a drum major. LeFlore...
Sky High
The newly refurbished and renamed RSA-BankTrust Building at 107 St. Francis St. is an address with an impressive history. Originally the site of...
