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In addition to ruling over the MissPres universe with an iron fist, Malvaney enjoys reading, wandering around old buildings, stopping to smell the magnolias, fiddling with databases, and sitting on the porch with a good book and a big ol' dog. Non-interests include but are not limited to tweeting, texting, Instagramming, planking, Candy Crush, Donald Trump, and unecessarily destructive home renovation shows.

• MissPres News Roundup 10-27-2014

  By ELMalvaney on October 27, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Preservation news from Meridian, Jackson, Vicksburg, Pascagoula, and Port Gibson. Saying goodbye to old friends and getting to know new ones.

• Mississippi by Air: Wood College, Mathiston

  By ELMalvaney on October 24, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  WOOD JUNIOR COLLEGE, MATHISTON, MISSISSIPPI 39752. Aerial View. Founded 1886–United Methodist Related–Southern Association Accreditation–Friendly Atmosphere–Individualized Attention–Low Student/Teacher Ration–400 Rural Acres.

• Morris Lapidus in Mississippi?

  By ELMalvaney on October 22, 2014 • ( 15 )

  

  Recently I acquired Morris Lapidus: The Architecture of Joy, with no inkling of a Mississippi, but found out that we may have some of this nationally famous architect’s work here in the Magnolia State.

• Friday Puzzler: Chapel of the Cross

  By ELMalvaney on October 17, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  Friday and Saturday puzzles were such a hit earlier in the year, I’m not sure why I forgot to do any since January. If you’ve never done one, fair warning, they’re pretty addictive. This first one, with 42 pieces is… Read More ›

• Chris Risher’s Colorful Temple

  By ELMalvaney on October 16, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  A while back, MissPreser W. White alerted me to a vintage publication called “Creative Ideas in Glass” for sale online. Published quarterly as “an architectural review” by specialty glass manufacturer American Saint Gobain, the brief, color booklet doesn’t have a… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-13-2014

  By ELMalvaney on October 13, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  In case you haven’t been in yelling distance of the state of Mississippi, the biggest news is that for the first time ever, both Ole Miss and Mississippi State are in the Top 5 with undefeated records six games into… Read More ›

• Mississippi by Air: Biloxi’s Buena Vista Hotel-Motel

  By ELMalvaney on October 10, 2014 • ( 14 )

  

  The Buena Vista Hotel-Motel, Biloxi, Miss., convention center on the Golden Mississippi Gulf Coast, offers the finest in modern Hotel-Motel accommodations. Complete convention and resort facilities on U.S. Highway 90.

• Chris Risher’s Meridian Police Station Honor Citation

  By ELMalvaney on October 9, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  As you know, the MDAH Board of Trustees will be voting next Friday on whether to place the Meridian Police Station, designed in 1975-1977 by one of Mississippi’s most talented Modernists, Chris Risher, under consideration as a Mississippi Landmark. This… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 10-6-2014

  By ELMalvaney on October 6, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Things are heating up in the Mississippi preservation world now that the weather is cooling a bit. In Jackson’s Fondren neighborhood, we pick up the story of the proposed Hampton Inn on the remaining green space next to Duling School…. Read More ›

• Catch a Fall Pilgrimage

  By ELMalvaney on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Two fall pilgrimages have snuck up on me, but you still have time to take advantage of the cooler fall weather that is promised for this weekend and beyond by taking a trek to explore some of Mississippi’s historic landmarks.

• Newspaper Clippings: Rambling Around Jackson, 1888

  By ELMalvaney on September 24, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I wish I could claim credit for discovering this little nugget, but an archivist friend dug it out and passed it on to me. Jackson may still seem a small town to some, but as you’ll read below, back in… Read More ›

• New Capitol Under Renovation

  By ELMalvaney on September 22, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  If you’ve been in downtown Jackson recently you may have noticed that the Capitol has sprouted scaffolding. It’s the beginning of a long-overdue $7.4 million renovation.

• Holly Springs’ Wrecking Ball this Saturday

  By ELMalvaney on September 17, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  The grounds of Chalmers Institute will come alive with a host of artists, authors, musicians and historians who have donated their appearances for the evening. The Ball will not only highlight regional cultural treasures, but also provide dinner and beverages and a silent auction featuring regional art!

• MissPres News Roundup 9-15-2014

  By ELMalvaney on September 15, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  News from Jackson, West Point, Meridian, Philadelphia, Columbus, and did I mention Meridian?

• Friday Videos: Charnley-Norwood House

  By ELMalvaney on September 5, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  On this early September Friday, close your office door and take your federally mandated 15-minute break watching these two well-done videos about the Charnley-Norwood House in Ocean Springs. For those of you unfamiliar with the house, I will just say… Read More ›

• Roadside Mississippi: The Varsity, Belzoni

  By ELMalvaney on August 15, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  I notice from this picture that the formal name of Belzoni’s great burger and malt shop is “The Varsity Restaurant,” but like all icons, it’s real name is simply “The Varsity.”

• Let’s Give Prospect Hill One Last Boost

  By ELMalvaney on August 12, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  After languishing for years and heading for ruin before the Archaeological Conservancy bought it a few years ago, things have been moving fast at Prospect Hill in the last month. If you’re on Facebook, you probably saw that an anonymous… Read More ›

• Houlka School Burns

  By ELMalvaney on July 31, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  Sad news today from Houlka, where their historic 1930s school, under renovation with a grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, caught fire on Wednesday from a contractor’s spark (this is not an uncommon story–remember the Hinds County Armory?) and… Read More ›

• Roadside Mississippi: Kevin’s Korner, Pascagoula

  By ELMalvaney on July 25, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  Just down the street from Edd’s in Pascagoula is Kevin’s Korner. I love angled windows, and I love Kevin’s shakes, burgers, and fries!

• New National Register Properties

  By ELMalvaney on July 21, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Five Mississippi properties have recently been listed to the National Register of Historic Places.

• Roadside Mississippi: B&B Kitchen, Yazoo City

  By ELMalvaney on July 11, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  I’m not sure if B&Bs Kitchen has ever been a burger and shake kind of place, but it looks like it could have been, and I couldn’t resist its zigzag roof and cheerful red and white stripes.

• MDAH Announces New Round of Grants for Historic Buildings

  By ELMalvaney on July 7, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  From the MDAH website: $2.1 Million Available in Preservation Grants – posted July 01, 2014 A popular grant program for preservation projects has received additional funding. The 2014 Mississippi legislature allocated $2.1 million for competitive grants in the tenth round of… Read More ›

• Vacation Postcards: Court Royale, Clarksdale

  By ELMalvaney on July 4, 2014 • ( 9 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Wall Doxey State Park

  By ELMalvaney on July 3, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: El’s Motel, Forest

  By ELMalvaney on July 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Marine Life, Gulfport

  By ELMalvaney on July 1, 2014 • ( 7 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.

• Vacation Postcards: Lou’s Candy Kitchen, Edwards

  By ELMalvaney on June 30, 2014 • ( 24 )

  

  MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.