Below is an excerpt from my book "Forgotten Tales of Alabama." During America's Prohibition era from 1920-1933, people were continually looking for places to drink illicit liquor. In Alabama, some of the best places to hide from the law were caves. Three caves were reputed to have been used as nightclubs, and one became a… Continue reading Alabama’s speakeasy caves were the rage during Prohibition
Sweetums and I were traveling through Meridian, Miss., in a driving rainstorm when I reme mbered it was the home of a Highland Park Dentzel Carousel.Dentzel Carousel Co. of Pennsylvania was one of the foremost makers of carousels at the turn of the 20th century. Only two survive in the U.S., and this is the… Continue reading This gorgeous hand-carved carousel in Mississippi was built in 1895
From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Last stop!!! This is the last recap from our… Continue reading The Old Mill from ‘Gone With the Wind’ was like a painting
From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Stop No. 19: All Aboard Restaurant and Grill 6813… Continue reading Model trains deliver your food directly to the table at this fun Arkansas eatery
From Sunday, July 21 through Friday, July 26, Sweetums and I drove 2,150 miles from Huntsville, Alabama, to Fort Worth, Texas, and back again. I am posting the stops in order of the trip. Most sites will be included in my upcoming Guide to Southern Oddities. Stop No. 18: Fordyce Bathhouse Museum, Hot Springs, Ark.… Continue reading This Victorian bathhouse was more like a mansion filled with odd torture devices
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