Tag: History
The Mardi Gras Master of Make-Believe
John Augustus Walker changed the world of float design and made Mobile’s Mardi Gras a sight to behold.
Oakdale Ice and Fuel Company Float
Turn back time with this photograph of a Mardi Gras float that served as an advertisement for a local ice and fuel business.
A Good Time Was Had by All
With family history in the venue and family staples on the menu, the Namans know how to let the good times roll.
Korean War Era at Brookley Field
Turn back time with this photo of women in uniform at Korean War-era Brookley Army Air Field.
Ask McGehee: What Is the History of Trinity Episcopal Church in Midtown?
Trinity is the second oldest Episcopal church in Mobile, and the only one to have the distinction of having been consecrated twice by two different bishops. Much of its long history, however, did not take place at its present location.
Rural Revival
A Baldwin County landmark with deep community roots finally gets a chance to shine again.
Mobile’s Colonial Foodways
How six cultures influenced Mobile’s culinary traditions, shaping the unique cuisine we enjoy today.
Madame Octavia LeVert’s Salon of the South
The rise and fall of a Mobile icon.
“911 Dauphin Street”
The search to uncover her great-grandmother’s past led
Rhoda Melendez to uncover the history of the Protestant Orphans’ Asylum in Mobile and ignited her first novel.
American Laundry Company
Turn back time with this early 1900s photograph of a laundry service that once operated in downtown Mobile.