Susie, did I ever get around to sending you a 'thank you' for the copy of the famous map? My husband & I have both been fighting the crud that has been going around and trying to survive our family Christmas which we had to have two days early. Since then we have been spending more time in bed than up and sleeping most of that time---my mind is just in a fog. Of all times to get sick when the doctors' offices aren't open. I really enjoyed studying the map. Back when Toulminville and Crichton were out in the country and Spring Hill WAY out. That marsh area you mentioned was indeed just bare of being built up. It gave me a good chance for some day dreaming. You can plainly see the Birdville subdivision down toward the bottom. This pattern of circular streets was so new to folks in this area and really caused a lot of comment. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: Liz Eisele <liznchal@dandy.net> To: Mary Lander <jacknday@datasync.com> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Old Mobile Map > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Lander <jacknday@datasync.com> > To: <AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:46 PM > Subject: Re: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Old Mobile Map > > > > Susie, how old are you? The fifties aren't all that long ago. Let's > > see--when did Brookley open? Was it > > late thirties or early forties? Who can remember? > > > > Mary Lander > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Elf <sheadley@darientel.net> > > To: <AL-MOBILEBAY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 11:39 PM > > Subject: [AL-MOBILEBAY] Old Mobile Map > > > > > > > Didn't someone need to look at an old Mobile Map? > > > I have one. It is older than me... > > > but we won't go into details about that part. > > > There is Brookley Field on it. The Fair Grounds right beside it. All > > > streets. City block map type. Detailed pretty good. > > > There is NO INTERSTATE on this map! And West Mobile looks so strange! No > > > mall or anything. Just little X's for "swamp". > > > But the map is old. Probably before 1950. > > > If someone was looking for something in particular, I could scan that > > > section tomorrow. > > > Susie > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > Hi! I am interested in looking at your old map of Mobile. How can I do > that? Thanks, Liz Eisele >

Susie, I am very interested in receiving a copy of the Old Mobile Map. I lived across "Fulton Road" from Maryville on Eslava Lane and then on WIllow Lane. I sure do remember "Birdville". My wife walked to Brookley every moring--to work. Jim Stephenson