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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...
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“The Divine Sarah” appeared in the Port City on at least three occasions. Mobile had a theater as early as 1838 and was known for...
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When World War II erupted, German U-boats were sinking American supply ships in the Atlantic faster than they could be built. Between 1939...
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After sitting vacant for more than 40 years, the southwest corner of Conception and St. Francis streets will reportedly be the site of...
Lions' Pride
As I took in the scene at a lively reunion in an elegant Fairhope living room, I noted laughter coming up from a group...
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The parking lot adjoining the Battle House, as well as the neighboring Phelps Dunbar law firm building at the northeast corner of Dauphin...
Natural Selections: Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
Generally thought of as dirty, pesky and undesireable, rodents get a bad rap. On the beaches between Fort Morgan and Ono...
Rooted in Baldwin
What does it mean to be part of a place? To be shaped by the landscape and seascape, to create a sense of...
An Elegy to Spanish Moss
Not long ago, I had to attend a meeting at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion on Spring Hill Avenue. Having a little time before...