Friday, February 23, 2024

Zora Neale Hurston's Letter to William Stanley Hoole

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As one does now and then, I was recently glancing through Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters,  collected and edited by Carla Kaplan and p...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

Birmingham Photo (87): Rush Hotel in 1931

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According to its entry at the great BhamWiki site, this hotel was developed by D.M. Rush around 1919 and operated until about 1949. The 194...
Friday, February 9, 2024

Old Alabama Stuff : A Battle House Hotel Menu from 1857

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The Battle House Hotel in Mobile has a long and storied history . The facility originally opened in 1852, but that structure burned in 1905...
Friday, February 2, 2024

Alabama Official Highway Maps 2023-2024

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I've done a number of posts on this blog about various maps, usually related to Alabama, Shelby County or Pelham. One of these days I ho...
Friday, January 26, 2024

A Quick Visit to the Huntsville Courthouse Square

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While I was in Huntsville back in October, I met Dr. Jack Ellis at The Poppy & Parliament pub on the courthouse square for lunch. Jack...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Auburn Postcard: Ross Chemical Building

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Here we are with another historical postcard to explore. I picked one from Auburn University, since my family has many ties to that institut...
Friday, January 12, 2024

There's a Ticket Stub for That: Concerts

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For a long time I've been collecting ticket stubs mostly from events that Dianne, the kids and I have attended over the years. These mem...