Vintage photos of days gone by....

[javlin]

Marcel the boats wide beam were like the schooners used in the GOM for shrimping,oystering and moveing lumber/supplies because of the shallow draft.Nice Pics fellas

Light house @ low tide

George Ohr "Mad Potter of Biloxi" stuff goes for $$ now http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_E._Ohr

Back Bay in Ocean Springs next city East of Biloxi settled in 1699 by the French also home of Walter Anderson nice art collection over there http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Inglis_Anderson

 

[Alex .]

Was having a look around for photos of my area and found another pub local to me, The Crooked House. It's still like this today! And a bit odd inside...

This is another one close to me, what is it?

Devastation was caused to the houses in Adelaide Street (Brierley Hill) at 3.30am on 16 March 1944, when a damaged Halifax Mk 3 bomber No LW 413, returning from a massive raid on Germany, crashed

The crash destroyed 4 houses, with 1 fatality on the ground. Fortunately the 7 Canadian lads onboard were able to bail out in time.

 

[javlin]

Alex if you walked into that Pub thinking you had a handle on things it be a different story coming out !!

 

[Wayne Little]

Do enjoy these pics...

 

[javlin]

1) Seashore Campground looks to of come about around 1901-1905 after the great fire of Biloxi was then later aquired around 1915 by the Methodist Church and still owned to this day though not in this form.

2) appears to be what we in Biloxi called Point Cadet the part of the penisula(I live on) were the GOM meets the Back Bay.I rememberas a child we had to role up the windows of the car and hold your breath This part of the city eventually became a canning factory Kozy Kitten cat food and all the Shrimp boats would off load the catch and harbor in that area,just imagine the smell.

3)Church of the Redeemer survived Camille succumbed to Katrina originally built about 1874 gave way to a new church in 1891 and the old church was moved behind the new one.Jefferson Davis and family would travel by carriage to worship there till his death in 1889.
History: http://redeemer-biloxi.dioms.org/about/history.html

 

[michaelmaltby]

Love your neck of the USA, Javelin. I don't know Biloxi but I've motorcycled thro Mississippi and Louisiana a couple of times. Terrific food, too.

 

[javlin]

Love your neck of the USA, Javelin. I don't know Biloxi but I've motorcycled thro Mississippi and Louisiana a couple of time. Terrific food, too.

I have to say I think Hwy 90 along MS is some of the prettist parts of 90 thier is.I have traveled to Morgan City LA by 90 which some parts of the Bayou is really nice and E into FL which again thier parts that stand out but we still have a fare amount of ole homes that still exist that give the place ambience.As for the food if you like seafood and heat then from LA to AL you can find it like no other place can offer.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[stona]

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Picture of the pub my ancestors ran alongside their furniture business, c.1880. I believe the gentleman in black was my great great (great?) uncle Sam. Their picture hangs by the bar still, I keep meaning to pop in for a pint but have never managed it. My uncle did a lot of interesting family history, we believe one of their children actually drowned in the lock on the canal, which is just outside the entrance to the pub!

Stourbridge might have changed a bit since then but nearly 125 years later the 'Sampson and Lion' is pretty much the same.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Alex .]

Indeed, I go past there almost everyday! I'm sure the management would be interested in my relation, as they were the ones who researched it's past. Maybe free beer...hmmmm!

 

[Lucky13]

Well worth a try, eh?

 

[Capt. Vick]

My brothers business partner owns a 1932 Ford Roadster and a 1964 Chevy Malibu Super Sport and he showed up at my Sister's 50th birthday party wearing this (enjoy Jan):

Evidently you can purchase this from a website somewhere but he got it in Hersey PA

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Airframes]

Heck, Glasgow (and its women) didn't look like that last time I was there!

 

[bobbysocks]

WOW those took me back! looks like the home movies from when i was a kid....especially the Esso station. my grandfather owned an Esso station and i remember it well...the gifts of the month and put a Tiger in your tank...they even had a tiger tail that hung out of the gas cap door as a premium. and those bathing beauties reminde me of the calenders of the day. i am going to be reminising all day now....thanks ( and that isnt sarcastic )

 

[vikingBerserker]

That does bring back the memories.

 

[bobbysocks]

actually that blonde in the bathing suit looks very familar...a movie star from back then?

 

[Lucky13]

Yip..... Can't remember her name.though!

 

[Njaco]

I was born and raised in a town called Williamstown, New Jersey. This is a postcard of the town. 15 years ago when I was first divorced I rented a room in the white house just past the yellow drug store.

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[Wayne Little]

great Pics Guys.