Augusta Evans, circa 1900
This portrait of Augusta Evans at home comes to life in full color
Ask McGehee
Who was the impoverished French baroness who once lived in Mobile?
Mobile’s Designing Women
Four matriarchs of style and artistic expression illustrate the development of the city’s chic mystique.
The Bay Area’s Architectural Gems
Mobile boasts almost two centuries of stellar architecture. MB asked some of the Bay area’s top architects and designers to single out their picks for standout structural design.
Crash Curiosity, 1915
The unusual sight of a car accident captures attention in 1915.
Ask McGehee
What is the history of the clock on the corner of Royal and Dauphin streets?
Jean Laffite’s Mobile
A reformed pirate struggles to make a respectable business deal in early 1800s Mobile.
Young Oyster Tongers, 1911
A supposed 14-year-old digs for oysters in the Bay.
A Mobile Classic Turns 70
“Remember Mobile” — a romantic, affectionate look at our past in prose and drawings — is a book still worth remembering.
Night Fishing
A poignant coming-of-age story reflects life on the Bay.