Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Joe Louis on Tour during World War II

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Professional heavyweight boxer Joe Louis is one of the most famous sports figures native to Alabama, and one of the first African-Americans...
Sunday, December 22, 2024

Branch Books 2 in Cullman

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In July I wrote a piece on Branch Books in Hartselle. As I noted then, " I've written a number of blog posts about Alabama booksto...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

In These Days of Modern Times (2)

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Sometimes I just like to be silly on this blog, so here we go. In October 2021 I did one of these pieces using photos of Amazon deliveries ...
Sunday, December 8, 2024

Birmingham Postcard: Electrik Maid Bake Shop & Restaurant

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I recently added this postcard to my collection and decided to find out what I could on the business, "The South's Finest Retail Ba...
Monday, December 2, 2024

Native American Quarry in Lamar County

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This site where Native Americans quarried something from sandstone is located on private property in western Alabama in Lamar County near Be...
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