Mobile Tarpons: Pro Football’s Silver Kings
Explore the glory days of minor league football and the little-known story of the 1965 Mobile Tarpons.
Ask McGehee: Where was Mobile’s first movie theatre?
The first moving picture in Mobile was shown at the Mobile Theatre, which stood at the southeast corner of Royal and Conti streets.
The Battle of Mabila
Historian John Sledge relates the violent confrontation between Chief Tascalusa and Hernando de Soto.
Ask McGehee: What’s the history of the fountain in Bienville Square?
Historian Tom McGehee explores the history of the Ketchum fountain that was recently removed from Bienville Square for restoration.
Back Story: Davidson High School Cheerleaders, 1975
Flashback to the 1975 football season with the Davidson High School cheerleading squad.
Ask McGehee: Is it true a Delchamps was located on Conti Street in midtown...
Not many people would recognize this unique Midtown building on Conti Street as having been built to house an early Delchamps grocery store.
Signs of the Time
Pick apart a 1920s-era photograph of a gang of local youths outside a corner grocery store.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of the lost waterfront resort Frascati?
In 1866, Henry Nabring, an owner of the Battle House Hotel, purchased a 15-acre site at the end of Conception Street and dubbed it Frascati.
An Aerial View of Fort Gaines
An aerial shot of the early 19th-century fort on Dauphin Island is rich with detail, color and history.
Back Story: Christening the S.S. Mobile City, 1920
Take a closer look at this 1920 photograph of the christening of the S.S. Mobile City in Chickasaw.
