Author Archives
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.
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Vacation Postcards: King’s Rest Modern Court, Greenville
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Vacation Postcards: Grenada Tourist Court
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past. Feb. 23, 1943. Dear Mother, Here’s a picture of our cabin camp. It really is quite nice. Air-conditioned too. How are you now? Hope you’re much… Read More ›
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Vacation Postcards: Nelva Courts, Meridian
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Vacation Postcards: Hill’s Motel, Picayune
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past. Dec. 23, 1950. “Thurs. Stayed here Tues. night and got to New Orleans yesterday. Rained hard all afternoon and today. Drove miles all over this town…. Read More ›
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Vacation Postcards: Great Southern Hotel
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
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Where Have All The Buzzards Gone?
I came across this fun little historical nugget a while back while reading through the 1906 Vicksburg Post on microfilm, but I’ve been sitting on it for just the right occasion. Since today is Friday and I’m already mentally on… Read More ›
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Traveling by Trolley in Mississippi: Gulfport – Biloxi
Today’s post is Chapter 3 in our series re-printing Frank Brooks’ “Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Stories about Streetcars.” View other posts in the series at the “Streetcars” tab. You might also be interested in comparing the streetcar map for… Read More ›
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Architects of Mississippi: Clair Maurice Jones
You may recall Mark Davis’ guest posts last month about Meridian architect P.J. Krouse, re-printed from the original publication in the Pearl River County Historical Society newsletter, The Historical Reporter. This month, Mark has outdone himself, introducing us to Clair Maurice Jones, who was… Read More ›
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At least in a pinch you could eat the cheese
Well it’s been over a year since my last rant about Dryvit and why I think it should be banned as an exterior building material. But seriously folks, why do we even need to have this discussion? It would be like having… Read More ›
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Going Inside: St. Dominic’s Chapel
A while back, reader Gary E. Magee commented on an old post about Jackson architect Tom Biggs that one of Bigg’s designs, the chapel at St. Dominic hospital, is slated for demolition in a planned expansion of the adjacent emergency area…. Read More ›
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Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Greenville
Today’s post is Chapter 2 in our series re-printing Frank Brooks’ “Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Stories about Streetcars.” View other posts in the series at the “Streetcars” tab. ———————————————————— Judging from the information I was able to gather, Greenville’s… Read More ›
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Old Capitol’s Mystery Architect Revealed! (somewhat)
Our friend Blake Wintory, he of the popular Tale of Two Domes series a few weeks ago, sent me an intriguing advertisement he came across while looking through The Chicot Press, the Lake Village, Arkansas newspaper. In the January 17, 1861 issue,… Read More ›
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Golden Triangle Poll Results
Not surprisingly, our old friend Waverley came out on top in the Golden Triangle poll, which closed Friday night after a two-week run. What was a surprise was the relatively low turnout, with a total of 422 votes, fewer than… Read More ›
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Hurricane Damage to New England’s Covered Bridges
New England’s famous covered bridges took a beating from the inland flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. Read about it in the Burlington Free Press and the New York Times and watch video of one bridge that weathered the storm.
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Going Inside: War Memorial Building
Perhaps the only good thing that might come out of the Feds recent abandonment of the amazing and sophisticated Eastland Federal Building (1933) in downtown Jackson for their clumsy and overbearing new courthouse is that in the future the public… Read More ›
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Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi: Columbus
In 1916, the Columbus Railway, Light and Power Company was operating at its height. The company was a system whose railway division included 5 miles of track and 14 cars.
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Travelling by Trolley in Mississippi
MissPres has run three posts about streetcar lines in Mississippi, in all of which we bemoaned the lack of information or tangible evidence of these once dominant local transports. In “Mysterious Case of the Missing Streetcar Lines,” I reprinted a list… Read More ›
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Halfway Through the Golden Triangle Poll
The Golden Triangle poll is open only one more week. At the halfway point, with 387 votes, Waverley holds the lead, as it should, in my exceptionally humble opinion. If you haven’t voted yet, head on over and cast your… Read More ›
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Is it Fall yet?
Now that we’ve gotten rid of that horrible August, we can begin looking forward to fall in Mississippi, when the temperatures fall into the low 90s and the trees decide there’s no use pretending like they’re enjoying this anymore so… Read More ›
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“Because for instance the Meridian Hotel is much older, we feel it’s best to tear it down”
Back in June’s “Rumblings and Bumblings from Meridian” I noted some rumors about the possible demolition of downtown Meridian’s Meridian Hotel, built in 1910 as one of the first “skyscrapers” in Meridian, and an anchor of the downtown historic district… Read More ›
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Memorial at Ground Zero
While we’re all watching Irene slide up the East Coast, you might want to read up on the memorial at Ground Zero in New York City, now reaching completion in preparation for its opening on September 12. The Chicago Tribune’s… Read More ›
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MissPres 101 Places: Golden Triangle Area Poll
While y’all continue to mull over this week’s series about the Mississippi and Arkansas capitol domes, why not cast a vote or two in our Golden Triangle poll? As you know, we’re working our way through the regions of the… Read More ›
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A Tale of Two Domes, Finale
Today, guest author Blake Wintory concludes his fascinating examination of the two similar domes atop the Mississippi and Arkansas capitol buildings. If you are just joining us, jump back to the beginning and read from the beginning because it’s a… Read More ›
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A Tale of Two Domes, Part III
Today marks the third in this week’s four-part examination by guest author Blake Wintory of the strange and twisted tale of how the Mississippi and Arkansas Capitol domes came to look so similar. If you missed the last two days,… Read More ›
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Earthquake Damage at DC’s National Cathedral
Photos of damage to the National Cathedral in Washington DC from today’s earthquake in the Atlantic Monthly.
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A Tale of Two Domes, Part II
We’re on the 2nd day of a 4-part adventure into the ins-and-outs of the Arkansas Capitol project, courtesy of guest author Blake Wintory, in order to gauge the veracity of the claim that the dome on Arkansas’ Capitol is in… Read More ›
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A Tale of Two Domes: Mississippi and Arkansas
A few months ago, Blake Wintory, director of Lakeport Plantation Museum–which because it’s just across the river from Greenville makes him an honorary Mississippian–e-mailed me with a question that kind of blew my mind. He asked if I knew that… Read More ›
Preservation in Mississippi 