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Ask McGehee

Did the Bankhead Tunnel ever have toll booths?

Mobile’s Haunted Present

The Bay’s historic ghosts still materialize today in spooky ways.

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.

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The Life and Legacy

of Jimmy Buffett

Take a closer look at who Jimmy Buffett really was and how the Bay area shaped him, his music, his life and his legacy.

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