Preservation in Mississippi

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• Going Inside: Dennery’s Seafood Restaurant

  By ELMalvaney on March 6, 2015 • ( 24 )

  

  When I bought this postcard, I assumed it depicted the interior of what I knew as Dennery’s Restaurant, over on the east side of the state fairgrounds, but then I saw the address on Silas Brown Street. Was Dennery’s really… Read More ›

• Natchez Pilgrimage 1934

  By ELMalvaney on March 5, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  To celebrate the beginning of the Natchez Pilgrimage, the grandmother of them all, this weekend, I’m posting this beautiful full-color map I came across in Mary Carmack Cunningham’s master’s thesis, The development and appreciation of historic architecture at Natchez, Mississippi, completed… Read More ›

• Which Spring Pilgrimage for you?

  By ELMalvaney on March 4, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Whether the weather agrees or not, Spring officially arrives in Mississippi on the day the Natchez Pilgrimage opens, which is this Saturday. Even if you’ve been to one or more of these pilgrimages before, there’s always something new to see,… Read More ›

• Duncan, Mississippi after the 1929 tornado, Part 3

  By Suzassippi on March 3, 2015 • ( 14 )

  

  In the concluding edition of the aftermath of the 1929 Duncan tornado, we focus on a family, a child, and a unique culture that has contributed to the Mississippi Delta and beyond. In the Fong family, who operated the Fong Chinese grocery store in Duncan, all but a 4 year old boy, William Joe Fong, perished. Joe Fong and his other children died in the tornado, and Quan Shee Fong died not long after in a Memphis hospital from injuries sustained. She was buried alongside her husband and children in the Greenville Chinese cemetery.

• MissPres News Roundup 3-2-2015

  By ELMalvaney on March 2, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Hear the latest from Starkville’s Cotton Mill project, MHT’s Mad Mod Affair, Jackson’s McRae’s building renovation, Pascagoula’s gala for LaPointe Krebs House, and learn about an amazing preservationist from Pass Christian.

• Mississippi Springtime: Glenfield

  By ELMalvaney on February 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Hang on, Mississippians, there may be snow on the ground in the Delta, but Spring is almost here! And when it’s Spring in Mississippi, it’s time for Pilgrimage. Which town will you visit this year? Glenfield, originally called Glencannon, was… Read More ›

• Craftsman Style in Mississippi

  By ELMalvaney on February 26, 2015 • ( 9 )

  

  At long last I have finally gotten around to starting a series on the Craftsman style in Mississippi, something I promised to do two years ago. Hopefully, having it percolate around in my head for that long will make the… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: E. Louis Malvaney (1924-2014)

  By ELMalvaney on February 25, 2015 • ( 13 )

  

  A few years ago, after I had been blogging using the pen-name of ELMalvaney for a year or two, I received an email that began, “I’m E.L. Malvaney. Who are you?” *gulp* Thus began my almost completely virtual relationship with… Read More ›

• Ice on the Magnolias

  By ELMalvaney on February 24, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Here at MissPres, we may not be all about Moonlight and Magnolias, but when there’s ice on the magnolias (and the camellias), we pay attention. Remember, Mississippians, you do not know how to drive when the temperature gets below 33… Read More ›

• New Book on North Mississippi architect Andrew Johnson

  By ELMalvaney on February 23, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  A friend from up in Panola County recently told me about a new book about north Mississippi’s master builder/architect Andrew Johnson. Johnson emigrated from Sweden to Evanston, Illinois in 1865, and came down to Sardis, MS in 1870. Many of… Read More ›

• Newspaper Clippings: Jackson Illustrated, 1887 (Part II)

  By ELMalvaney on February 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Today’s post is the second of two articles describing Jackson in 1887, written by Mr. Moses Folsom of Des Moines, Iowa (thus his interest in native Iowans) and published by the Jackson State Ledger. Here’s Part 1. Once again, I… Read More ›

• Newspaper Clippings: Jackson Illustrated,1887

  By ELMalvaney on February 18, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Recently, an archivist friend (and to reiterate something I’ve said before, an archivist friend is a jewel of great value, so go get you one!) sent me two articles he came across while scrolling through the newspaper microfilm looking for… Read More ›

• Architects Pics: John T. Collins, Fat Tuesday Edition

  By Thomas Rosell on February 17, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  The Carnival balls have been thrown and parades have been rolling across the coast for weeks. However you are marking the day I thought it would be fun to share a photograph of Biloxi architect John T. Collins. While not… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 2-16-2015

  By ELMalvaney on February 16, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Our President’s Day special edition roundup covers the state from Natchez to Oxford, from Greenwood to Waveland, cheap standardized homes to expensive standardized homes.

• Mississippi by Air: Mississippi Chemical Corporation, Yazoo City

  By ELMalvaney on February 13, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

• New Book on William Nichols

  By ELMalvaney on February 12, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Amazon reminded me yesterday that a new biography of William Nichols, who designed our Old Capitol, Governor’s Mansion, and the Lyceum at Ole Miss, has just been released by University Press of Mississippi. Here’s the blurb from University Press, where… Read More ›

• Quite Adamant, U.S. Gypsum. Sheetrock’s Missing Link

  By Thomas Rosell on February 11, 2015 • ( 17 )

  

  Recently I came across a building product I had never seen before.  Several openings were made to a drywall wall and the back of the opposite drywall panel was visible, along with some manufacturers’ stencils that read: U.S. Gypsum Co…. Read More ›

• Duncan after the 1929 tornado: Part 2

  By Suzassippi on February 10, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  Last week introduced part 1 of a 3-part series on Duncan, Mississippi after the 1929 tornado destroyed many of the village’s homes and businesses.  This week will highlight some of the buildings that were constructed following the tornado.   (Note:… Read More ›

• Digital Preservation: Reality or Mirage?

  By ELMalvaney on February 9, 2015 • ( 11 )

  

  Today is this little blog’s 6th birthday, and in keeping with tradition, we will revisit the Old Capitol, a touchstone of Mississippi’s preservation movement. This year, I’ve been thinking a lot about a statement that came out of the mouth… Read More ›

• Modern Mississippi Update

  By Thomas Rosell on February 6, 2015 • ( 11 )

  

  If you haven’t visited the Mississippi Heritage Trust website http://www.lovemsmod.com since its launch you need to stop back by.  The posts are piling up and have highlighted some of Jackson and the Gulf Coast’s premier Modern works.  They are, in no particular… Read More ›

• Gulf Coast Gas Company, Oak Street Facility

  By Thomas Rosell on February 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  From the Walter Fountain Collection-Local History and Genealogy Department of the Biloxi Public Library.  This photo from the January 18, 1995 edition of the Sun Herald had the following explanatory text.  Click on the image for more detail.  The article refers to the enterprise… Read More ›

• Six Years: Where History Meets Architecture

  By Thomas Rosell on February 4, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  MissPres will be celebrating its sixth anniversary during 2015.  To acknowledge this achievement we will be looking back at some of our earliest posts while sharing thoughts and any developments that have occurred since the post originally debuted.  Today’s post is a… Read More ›

• Duncan, Mississippi after the 1929 Tornado, Part 1

  By Suzassippi on February 3, 2015 • ( 12 )

  

  With little warning, a category F4 tornado swept across the Delta village of Duncan at 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 25, 1929.  Two blocks of Main Street businesses (numbering 14 in one report, including a two-story brick hotel) were destroyed.  Sources… Read More ›

• MissPres News Roundup 2-2-2015

  By ELMalvaney on February 2, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Kiss those Kress neon signs good-bye, Meridianites, in a “preservation” project that defies the definition of preservation.

• Holly Springs Gas Reservoir Explodes

  By Thomas Rosell on January 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The gas well explosion this week in Smith County reminds us of the dangers of any industrial process.  A gas explosion more than 110 years ago gives some insight as to why I haven’t been able to find much information on… Read More ›

• Crossing the Pascagoula Twenty Years Apart

  By Thomas Rosell on January 29, 2015 • ( 14 )

  

  To shake out the winter dust and get on the road I took a trip to George County.  I had several stops to make but I had two destinations with a common thread: crossing the Pascagoula River. The first stop on… Read More ›

• Mississippi Unbuilt: A Holabird & Roche Capitol

  By ELMalvaney on January 27, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  You may recall a 2012 post, “Mississippi Unbuilt: 1897 New Capitol,” about a proposed New Capitol for Mississippi, designed by the Memphis firm Weathers and Weathers, that was never built although it received full-page treatment in January 1897. Perhaps the… Read More ›

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