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This eight-story building with a penthouse was apparently constructed in 1958. The 1957 city directory indicates that there were three houses on the south...
Coastal Clay
It’s under our feet. It’s on the roofs of our houses. It’s the foundation of an ancient mound city in the Delta, and...
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That church did lose the top of its steeple, but it was the 1916 hurricane that gets credit for the damage. A cross...
A Tennis Racket
Employment opportunities have never been abundant for 13-year-olds in Point Clear. After my position as fly killer at the Grand Hotel snack bar was...
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Although converted to a recirculating fountain in 1967, this Downtown fixture was originally designed to be a trough, providing water to passing...
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Since one fall day in 1973, Alabama’s only coastal lighthouse has stood forlornly alone on Sand Island. The first lighthouse here was originally...
The Ghost of Zundel’s Wharf
A typical Point Clear morning in October finds light, cool east breezes filtering through the pine trees, brushing Mobile Bay into a glassy...
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Construction of the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion began in 1855, but it was not built by the famed general. It was actually erected by his...
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“Mobile’s Finest Department Store” thrived in a building that previously housed the largest laundry and dye...
Integration Remembered
On June 11, 1963, the eyes of the nation watched, through the black and white lenses of news cameras, as...
