Tag: Retrospect
Benjamin Russell remade Alexander City, and built a community around newly created Lake Martin
Founder of Russell Manufacturing Co., Ben Russell integrated all aspects of production of the athletic wear offerings his company made.
Retrospect: The Great Train Shed
Opening the Mobile & Ohio Terminal.
Retrospect: The leadership of Mildred Westervelt Warner
One of the first women to lead a large American corporation, Warner took control of Gulf States Paper Corp. in 1938.
Retrospect: The inventive spirit of Andrew Jackson Beard
A notable inventor, Beard is known for his work with railroad car-coupling devices.
Retrospect: Thomas Eastin and the early days of Alabama’s press
Thomas Eastin launched The Halcyon and Tombeckbe Advertiser in 1815.
Retrospect: The cotton kingdom of Isidor Weil
Isidor and Herman Weil launched a cotton brokerage that would grow to one of the world's largest.
Retrospect: The French artisan who helped shape Alabama’s early identity
Mobile's poet, jeweler and pioneer Jean Simon Chaudron counted among his clients the nation's founding fathers.
Retrospect: The history of Holt’s Central Iron & Coal Co.
Holt's Central Iron & Coal Co. installed a foundry on the shores of the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County.
The early years of ice cream in Sylacauga
A building in Sylacauga has been home to decades of ice-cream manufacturing, most recently Blue Bell.
Retrospect: The rise and fall of Huntsville’s Whitesburg Theatre
From 1949 until the 1970s, the Whitesburg Theatre entertained residents and visitors to Huntsville.