Tag: February 2012
Digging Up the Past
Fifty-one years ago, duringthe summer of 1961, Mobilians gathered at Ernest F. Ladd Memorial Stadium for six nights of revelry. They sang, danced and were...
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Small Space, Big Taste
Photos by Elise Poche Tissa and Tom Loehr have perfected the...
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Port City Street Cred
Mobile’s colorful history can be read in its street names. But these beloved and distinctive monikers, some going back three centuries, often lead to confusion. Out-of-towners and tourists look puzzled and...
Ask McGehee: Mobile buildings had a lot more ironwork in years past. What...
In 1839, the popular architect Asher Benjamin recommended cast iron in his book, “The Builder’s Guide.” He noted its low cost and the ability to create...
Everybody Loves a Parade
In a circa 1930s archival photo, horse-mounted revelers and a mule-drawn king’s float part the sea of revelers on their way down St. Francis Street, alongside...
A Six Pack of Top 10s
David Bagwell's Top 10 Local Characters * A “character” is hard to define, but like Justice Potter Stewart explained obscenity, we know it when we...
Does Mobile Really Have “The Original Mardi Gras,” Or Not?
Dive into the history to see if this common claim is true, false or somewhere in between.
Spotlight on Chris Francis
Chris Francis has always had a passion for trees. His company, Chris Francis Landscapes and Tree Service, provides design, landscape, irrigation systems, pruning,...
