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Historic Alabama: Extra, extra…

This 1955 photo highlights several elements that are preserved only on film and in memory.

Retrospect: The rise and fall of the Preston Motors Corp. Premocar

One of the earliest Alabama-made automobiles was the Premocar.

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Historic Alabama: Six decades of construction

Today, Brasfield & Gorrie tops our list of the largest general contractors in Alabama.

Retrospect: The Lightning Route

Montgomery set the pace with electrified streetcar system.

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Historic Alabama: From the bedrock

The Alamet Division of Calumet and Hecla in Selma processed dolomite from Shelby County to produce magnesium.

Retrospect: The rise and fall of Huntsville’s Hotel Monte Sano

The Queen Anne-style, 200-room Hotel Monte Sano stood from 1886 to the early 1940s.

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