Funny Mobile Customs
Writer Frances Beverly documents some of historic Mobile’s most bizarre practices.
You Deserve a Break Today
Jack Edwards, representative for Alabama’s First Congressional District from 1965 to 1985, reminisces about President Ronald Reagan and the motorcade detour heard ‘round Huntsville.
Mobile Backyards of Old
Reflecting on her backyard and the young children who terrorized it, Frances Beverly reminisces about the fenced-off yards of her childhood.
Ask McGehee
Who was the Mobile inventor who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers?
Jolane and Me
Jack Edwards represented Alabama’s 1st Congressional District from 1965 to 1985. In this exclusive mini-series, Rep. Edwards reveals his fondest memories of a career in national politics.
Dauphin Street Grocer, circa 1900
Robert O. Harris poses before his grocery shop which, today, is the location of another Mobile staple.
A Mobile Wall of Fame
Sitting in the “Club Room” of Mobile’s Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, surrounded by four walls of framed local history, it’s hard to imagine this dining room...
Tub Night
Before indoor plumbing was popularized in Mobile, Saturday night bathing was a grueling tradition.
Droppin’ a Line, circa 1935
Lazy days are best spent on the pond with a fishing pole in hand, as demonstrated by this barefooted youngster from years gone by.
Ask McGehee
What’s the history of the Cheese Cottage building?