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IN THE LOOP

On October’s Endpiece featuring the Loop Theatre, which was open from 1941 until the mid-1970s

“The train rumbled by and shook the building, and the whistle overpowered the theater speakers. As a very young kid, I thought all theaters had a train...” - Walter Bower

“I am 75 years old and fondly remember Saturday matinee at the Loop in the mid to late 1950s. Parents would drop off grade school children by the carload and come back hours later. The 1950s sci-fi movies were the best as we screamed loudly at every scary scene. Those were great memories!” - Roger Christopher

“I went there many times in the ‘50s. My babysitter and I slept in the double seats.” - Dolly E. Compton

“For 25 cents and a Golden Flake potato chip bag, you could watch such thrillers as ‘The House on Haunted Hill’ and ‘The Mummy.’ Scary pictures, but oh, so fun! The last movie I watched at the Loop was ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ and I hid my eyes the whole time.” - Martha Rose Hightower

IN THE SPIRIT...

On October’s, “Last Man on State Street,” uncovering the identity of Mobile’s infamous pipe-smoking ghost

“We know less than we might if we were more inquisitive. Your recent article attests to that.” - Lynn B Robinson, Ph.D

THE LOOP THEATRE / COURTESY JULIUS E. MARX COLLECTION, THE DOY LEALE MCCALL RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA

“I loved reading this article. I haven’t lived in Mobile since the early ‘70s, but I still find my way through town from time to time. As a history buff (likely inspired by my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Lockland, and the book our parents were required to purchase that year: ‘Mobile, A History Reader for the Fourth Grade’), I always find the tidbits Mobile Bay Magazine highlights delightful. Mobile is certainly filled with its ghosts and legends as well as volumes of history worth preserving.” - Cindy Looney

EVERYDAY SOUTHERN CHARM

On October’s, “Saturdays Down South,” depicting the perfect Southern fall day

“[Audrey McDonald Atkins is] the only person I know who can correctly use the word ‘gittin’ and ‘onomatopoeic’ in the same paragraph.” - Leslie L. Zumwalt Golden “Great article! You bring regular life to LIFE.” - Shari Doyle

CHANGE FOR THE BETTER

In response to October’s “Lafayette, We Are Here. Y’all Come,” on Lafayette’s visit to Mobile

“In 1900, the U.S. Mint issued the first dollar commemorative coin, and it was called Lafayette Memorial Silver Dollar. The charge was a grand sum of two dollars per coin, with proceeds going to build a statue of Lafayette to be shown at the Paris Exposition. “The coins didn’t sell well and, many years later, the last 14,000 coins were melted down for their silver content. Good coins now sell for three to four grand each. I have one in my collection.” - John Robinson

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