Tag: History
Ask McGehee: Didn’t Mobile’s Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception suffer a bad fire?
Tom McGehee delves into the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception’s most devastating fire and the extraordinary efforts that brought this historic Mobile landmark back to life.
Dine Down Memory Lane: Local Restaurants We Miss
Join us for a quick visit to the beloved local, long-gone restaurants that made the fabric of our lives richer and certainly tastier.
Long’s Restaurant in Bayou La Batre
Discover two hurricanes’ impact on the restaurant industry in early-1900s Bayou La Batre.
Too Poor to Paint: Homekeeping in 1870s Mobile
Tips and tricks from the Gulf City Cookbook on housekeeping, 1870s-style.
Tales From The Graveyard
The unearthed history of some of Church Street Graveyard's lesser-known residents.
Raphael Semmes: Patriot or Pirate?
Behind Admiral Semmes' storied reputation.
Greater Gulf State Fair, 1971
Take a spin at the 1971 Greater Gulf State Fair.
Ask McGehee: Why was the recently-restored fountain in Bienville Square dedicated to George Ketchum?
Discover the history behind Bienville Square's recently-restored fountain and its dedication to Dr. George Ketchum, a key figure in Mobile's public health and water supply advancements.
Wartown Bowl: Crimson Tide’s 1942 Victory in Mobile
How one Alabama Crimson Tide football game brought joy to Mobilians in the wake of Pearl Harbor and the Port City industry boom.
The Unrealized Tower Fort of Mobile BayÂ
Discover Mobile Bay's unrealized Tower Fort, its ambitious plans, and the intriguing history behind why it was never built.
