Related Records

1. FMH_0264 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Eastern Shore Yacht Club. This was built after the 1916 hurricane destroyed the Mobile Yacht Club. It was located on South Mobile Street at the intersection with Fig Avenue. The club became the Kit Kat Club in 1934, and the La Corona Club in 1936. The Elks Lodge is located on the property in a different building. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhop...

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. FSTC-0027 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph dated approximately 1936 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the La Corona Club in the foreground and the American Legion to the right. The La Corona Club opened as a dance club in 1936; the structure was originally built for the Eastern Shore Yacht Club, and after that was the Kit Kat Club. The building was located where the Fairhope Elks Club is today. The American Legion was originally built as the Mobile Business Women's Club...

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. FSTC-V0027 - Video, Digital

   Video interview of Maxine Jowers Frederick on March 24, 1995 by Flo Coleman Schneider and Ruth E. Rockwell. Maxine Jowers Frederick, was the daughter of Robert V. Jowers and his wife. (Mrs. Robert Jowers later remarried to William Funk, who worked at Fairhope Hardware.) Maxine moved to Fairhope in 1920 when she was less than a year old. She lived on de la Mare Avenue, also known as Pig Alley. She discussed growing up in Fairhope, life duri...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos