MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past. “Stayed here Thursday night, June 7, 1956.”
Hotels
Vacation Postcards: Bill Will Motel, Canton
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts, Gulfport
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
MiMo No Mo? The Sun-n-Sand in Downtown Jackson Needs Our Help
When R.E. “Dumas” Milner opened the Sun-n-Sand in downtown Jackson in October 1960 the age of the shiny new “motor hotel” was in full swing. In spite of major renovations at Milner’s King Edward on West Capitol Street, Milner sensed… Read More ›
Vacation Postcards: Woodland Court, Newton
MissPres has gone over the river and through the woods for Thanksgiving, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
The White House Waits to Bloom Again in Biloxi
It may not be a surprise to anyone in a town so battered by hurricanes that only one grand hotel would remain after a litany of horrific storms and the vicissitudes of rampant development. In spite of Camille and even… Read More ›
MissPres News Roundup 10-18-2010
I got back from my trip to Chattanooga yesterday (my “vacation” last week was a working one, just in case you think I’ve gotten too soft with two vacations in three months) and have to admit I wasn’t really looking… Read More ›
Vacation Postcards: Albert Pick Motel, Natchez
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Gilmer Motor Inn, Columbus
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Holiday Inn, Jackson
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Town House Motor Hotel, Laurel
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Vacation Postcards: Cotton Boll Court, Clarksdale
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past. MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
MissPres News Roundup 8-23-2010
This is a supplemental News Roundup to Malvaney’s Friday post and my first News Roundup since late April. This post is simply to cover the stories that have fallen through the cracks the past few weeks/months. And here is the… Read More ›
Vacation Postcards: Hotel Thomas Jefferson, Macon
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from our travels to the past.
Vacation Postcards: Travel Inn Motel, Indianola
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from our travels to the past.
Vacation Postcards: Monte Cristo Tourist Court, West Point
MissPres is on vacation this week, but we’re sending postcards back from Mississippi’s past.
Unsheathing the Past…The Checkered History of the Walthall Hotel
Jackson’s Walthall Hotel opened its doors in the spring of 1929. Named for Confederate General Edward Cary Walthall, the hotel opened as an eight story building on Jackson’s bustling Capitol Street, just a few steps away from the Governor’s Mansion…. Read More ›
An Alabama-Mississippi Architectural Partnership
Multiple times on Preservation in Mississippi, the Meridian City Hall has been discussed. We all know that it was designed by preeminent Meridian architect P. J. Krouse. Or do we? Well, yes he designed it but the story is much… Read More ›
Pleasure Domes Past…Biloxi’s Broadwater Beach
Only the tattered remains of an elaborate marina today mark the site of one of Biloxi’s largest and most famous resort complexes. The Broadwater Beach holds a firm place in the memory of many a resident of the area, but… Read More ›
Paved, Not Saved…Biloxi’s Buena Vista Hotel
The Buena Vista threw open its doors on July 4th, 1924 to an admiring crowd of eager spectators. Built on a larger scale than the Tivoli, yet not matching the sweeping grandeur of the Edgewater Gulf, the Buena Vista would… Read More ›
Vacation Postcards: Sea Gull Tourist Court
“March 3, 1956, Sat. eve., Got in here today, rained all nite, a welcome rain. the azaleas and camellias are just beautiful here, I marked where we are on other side. Lots of people here, are next door to a… Read More ›
Vacation Postcards: Downtowner Motor Inn, Vicksburg
“March 17, 1969: Tried to call you Sat. noon at 12:00 (1:00 PM your time) but no answer. So far I wish you were with us–only 18 with bus driver–so we all have a seat by ourselves and even extras…. Read More ›
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