Tag: Retrospect
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.
Retrospect: ADDSCO during World War II
Mobile answered the call to war with the Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co. building Liberty Ships and other vessels.
Retrospect: Ethel Armes and the history of Alabama’s coal and iron industries
An indispensible account of the coal and iron industry in the state was written by a young journalist, Ethel Armes, in 1910.
Retrospect: Alarico supplied the treats when sweets were in short supply
A partnership born from Alabama farmers and businesses brought Alarico yams to Chicago.
Retrospect: An Alabama woman invents a standard part on today’s autos
Alabamian Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper, filing a patent in 1903.
Retrospect: Charles T. Pollard was Alabama’s train pioneer
Charles T. Pollard was Alabama's train pioneer, creating a line that stretched from Selma, Alabama, to West Point, Georgia.
Retrospect: Requiem for Alabama-made Golden Flake snacks
While the kettles have stopped frying chips in Birmingham, Golden Flake snacks are still available on grocery shelves.
Retrospect: The Wright Brothers fly high over Montgomery in 1910
Orville Wright was an instructor at the first civilian flight school in the country in Montgomery.
Retrospect: A look at the history of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank
Founded in Birmingham in 1890, the Alabama Penny Savings Bank was the first financial institution in the state-owned and operated by African Americans