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In September 1979, Mobile was hit with Hurricane Frederic, its costliest storm to date. Thousands of trees fell, knocking down power lines....
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In 1920, all of America went dry as the federal government outlawed the manufacture, transportation or sale of alcoholic beverages. And almost immediately, ...
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Mobile seems to have a history of becoming dissatisfied with its public meeting spaces. Each generation has touted a new auditorium or meeting space...
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One of Government Street’s most enduring landmarks is the LaClede Building with its cast-iron gallery that stretches over 250 feet west from St. Emanuel...
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A quarantine station was established on Dauphin Island for the port of Mobile in 1882. It would ultimately be one of more than 100 designed...
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There has been a St. Mary Church at the southwestern corner of Lafayette Street and Old Shell Road since just after the end of...
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Betty Bienville was a pen name used by Nettie Chandler (1869 - 1943) and her sister, Mary (1875 - 1956). Both were descendants...
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According to early city directories, Mobile had 10 cigar dealers operating in 1869 but no manufacturers. That rapidly changed. In 1875 there were...
The Streets of Victorian Mobile
Following the Civil War, Mobile was slow to recover, but as the decades passed, things steadily improved. Business and civic leaders...
By George!
It was George who built this city. Well, not the entire city, but most of its noted buildings. In 1901, George...