by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 8, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Things were booming on Davis Avenue. Clothing stores, blue singers, and three movie theaters. There were restaurants, beauty shops, shoe stores, hardware stores, paint stores and parks. We had Central High School, Atlantic Seafood, Butler Grocery Store,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 6, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Onesimus and I rode the same bus and smiled at each other in high school. He played football at Southern Miss. We were married in a double wedding while we were in college. We were married for almost 34 years and he was always the joy of my life. He was an...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 5, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I made a two on the ACT. I wanted to be a registered nurse, but I didn’t know what I had to make on the test. I didn’t know what was possible. I got the rejection letters and realized it was going to be harder for me to become a nurse. I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 4, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My grandmother couldn’t read or write when she moved from Wilcox County to Mobile, but she made a living with rental properties. She started with two apartments in the back of her house on Dearborn Street, just off Davis Avenue. She also had houses in Trinity...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 3, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I sang blues and rock ‘n’ roll in some of the clubs on The Avenue. I got my start at the King Club talent shows in 1957 when he was 15. I sang at the Flame Club, the Jolly Spot, the Brown Dot, the Moonlight and the Kool Kat Club. The Moonlight and the Ponderosa...
