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...
by Lynn Oldshue | Dec 2, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My father-in-law bought this building in an auction from UAB. It was a good part of his liquidation business, but it was a big, ugly building with a huge sidewall on the railroad tracks in West End in Birmingham. I have a love of art and was deeply affected by...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 29, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My family was from Rembert’s Hill, close to Union Town. My grandfather farmed cotton and left us 57 acres when he died. My parents left the farm and came to Mobile to get jobs. We started in Orange Grove and moved to Trinity Gardens. We had cows, pigs and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 23, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“My father-in-law Bill Buck passed away in October from COVID. He was 70 years old. He was a great man who taught me a lot in the 4 years that I knew him. I didn’t grow up with a father. I was in foster care and my adopted Mom didn’t have the best track...
by Lynn Oldshue | Nov 22, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I contracted COVID around the 1st of April. My symptoms were a high fever for three days, then extreme fatigue that ended up lasting for months. The worst lasted for about two weeks. I have a chronic illness called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome that often gets triggered...
