Tag: Heritage
National Geographic Revisited
MB looks back at a 50-year-old feature story about our fair city. “Mobile, Alabama’s city in motion”
Funny Mobile Customs
Writer Frances Beverly documents some of historic Mobile’s most bizarre practices.
Mobile Backyards of Old
Reflecting on her backyard and the young children who terrorized it, Frances Beverly reminisces about the fenced-off yards of her childhood.
A Mobile Wall of Fame
Sitting in the “Club Room” of Mobile’s Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, surrounded by four walls of framed local history, it’s hard to imagine this dining room...
Spolia
Explore the story, magic and chic of architectural salvage in Mobile.
The Can’t Get Away Club
During some of Mobile’s darkest days, a special group of citizens stared into the face of death for the sake of the greater good.
Change of Course
In 1916, a new golf course for the Country Club of Mobile changed the face of Spring Hill.
Ask McGehee
Do any Mobile buildings have cast-iron facades?
The Blizzard Carnival
The Mardi Gras of 1899 put the resolve of Mobile revelers to the ultimate test.
The Arson Ladies
In 19th-century Mobile, one household of well-to-do women had mischief up their sleeves.