Remembering Howlin’ Wolf in West Point, MS
West Point, Mississippi is the northern point of what is commonly called the Golden Triangle (the other two points are Starkville and Columbus), and not …
Lost Opportunities at Mary Holmes College, West Point MS
After seeing an abandoned high school in Montpelier, the first thing I saw upon arriving in West Point was an abandoned college campus. Mary Holmes …
A Paradise Lost at Montpelier, MS
When I was young, I remember riding down to Starkville with my parents, and we went a route that took us through a small Clay …
An Old Abandoned Depot at Mantee, MS
Perhaps because Woodland had been a company town, there were few buildings there that were really photogenic, but a few miles south, the town of …
Remnants of a Company Town at Woodland, MS
The village of Woodland in Chickasaw County, Mississippi is probably best known today for being the home of Woodland Furniture, which proudly boasts of being …
Old and New in New Houlka, MS
Houlka, Mississippi, in Chickasaw County, was one of the first settlements in North Mississippi, and was the site of an Indian Agency. It thrived early, …
East Boogie: The Resilient Spirit Of East St. Louis
East St. Louis has been portrayed to the American people as a nightmare for years, but I’ve always found it far more sad and interesting …
Book and Record Shopping in St. Louis
Although I was in St. Louis for a Recording Academy event, the event wasn’t until the evening, so I had the better part of the …
Breakfast and History at St. Louis' Goody Goody Diner
I’ve eaten many breakfasts in St. Louis over the years, but somehow never made it to the Goody Goody Diner , a 1948-era chrome and …