Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Birmingham Photos of the Day (36): The Shubert Theatre Orchestra

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Local developer Frank O'Brien  opened his four-story "O'Brien's Opera House" at the corner of 1st Avenue and 19th Stre...
Monday, August 31, 2015

Some More Tuscaloosa History

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Dianne and I recently made a visit to Northport to visit our daugher Becca Leon; son-in-law Matt was out of town. The three of us took in th...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Labor Days Past in Alabama

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The creation of a Labor Day to honor workers in America was first promoted by labor unions in the 1880's. In 1887 with support of Presid...
Monday, August 24, 2015

Film Actresses from Alabama Before 1960 (2): Gail Patrick

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Christian Esquevin, who writes "Silver Screen Modes", a blog devoted to classic Hollywood films, has called her "The Forgotte...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Alabama Book Covers (2): To Kill a Mockingbird

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So much has been written about Harper Lee in recent months and previous years that I will forego any comments on her. The Encyclopedia of Al...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Riverwalking in Tuscaloosa (2)

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In a previous post I discussed the Riverwalk along the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa and shared some photos from a recent trip there. ...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Riverwalking in Tuscaloosa (1)

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Recently Dianne and I traveled to Tuscaloosa to visit daughter Becca Leon who's just taken a position as Manager of the Belk Activity Ce...
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