Tag: History
Urban Reclaim
Barton Academy  There’s a resurrection happening in Mobile. As years and even decades passed, many of our historic buildings...
Far from a Boar
Many Mobilians are very surprised to hear about the abundance of feral pigs throughout our area and the state in general. They’re even more...
A Timeless Celebration
This digitally colorized image of a 1938 archival print proves that some things forever stay the same.
The Big Ride
Immediately after college, I returned home to live with my parents again in Point Clear. I didn’t have a detailed life plan, ...
A Cypress to Impress
With centuries of history, these Southern trees have stories to tell.
Welcome to Oz
Through a cutting-edge digital process, MB presents photographs of old Mobile as they’ve never been seen before — in vibrant color. original...
Dove Hunting
In Point Clear, the first sign that waterfront activities are over is the sound of doves cooing and fluttering in the tree limbs....
Ask McGehee
Between the years of 1910 and 1920, Mexico was embroiled in a civil war. In 1914, the United States sent a military...
The Chiquimula
ABOVE Watt’s grandfather, Hobart Key Jr., left this set of antique checkers along with...
Ask McGehee
In the late spring of 1914, a sign painter named Charles Ponzi arrived in Mobile aboard the steamer Tarpon. He had been working...
