Investigations
2000-2009
Investigation | November 14, 2009 7:00pm – 2:00am | Centreville, Alabama
The old Bibb County Jail in Centreville is an ailing landmark looking for a cure. After the county constructed a new facility, the old jail was abandoned and without a new tenant. ...
November 2, 2009
Once the center of a prosperous 450-acre plantation, the Drish House (also known as Monroe Place) has seen its share of change over the years. It was completed in the late 1830’s but its transformation...
Investigation | October 12, 2009 6:00pm – 12:00am | Birmingham, Alabama
In 1903 real estate entrepreneur General Louis V. Clark purchased lots 1 1,12, and 13 on Third Avenue and Eighteenth Street. The soon-to-be Lyric Office Building and Lyric Theatre occupied addresses 1800-1808 third Avenue North. The Lyric Theatre Lobby occupied...
October 7 2009 7:00pm – 12:00am | Tuscaloosa, Alabama
In 1890 the trustees of the Alabama Hospital for the Insane (now Bryce Mental Institution) authorized construction of a “commodious two story cottage for the Assistant Steward,” Charles C. Kilgore, at the edge of the hospital land adjacent to the University of Alabama’s campus cemetery.
July 30, 2009 7:00pm – 10:00pm | Montavello, Alabama
The University of Montevallo is spread out across a 160 acre main campus, surrounded by lawns, groves, and flower beds.
June 26, 2009 9:00pm – 1:00am | Northport, Alabama
June 26, 2009 9:00pm – 1:00am | Northport, Alabama
April 17 and May 9, 2009, 9:00pm - 3:00am | Tuscaloosa, AL
In 1890 the trustees of the Alabama Hospital for the Insane (now Bryce Mental Institution) authorized construction of a “commodious two story cottage for the Assistant Steward,” Charles C. Kilgore …
Maay 2, 2009 all night investigation | Tuscaloosa, Alabama
In 1936, one of America’s leading photographers, Walker Evans, happened upon a magnificent plantation house that stood proudly despite the clutter of its current occupant, “The Tuscaloosa Wrecking Company”. This ironic image of the Dr. John R. Drish House of Tuscaloosa became one of Evans’ most well known …
April 25, 2009 6:00am - 3:00pm | Lamar County, AL
The Lamar County General Hospital located in Vernon, Alabama was equipped with only 45 beds, 2 operating …
April 3, 2009 7:00pm – 11:00pm | Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The Battle Friedman House (also known as Battle House or Friedman Home) is an antebellum town home located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The house was built in 1835 …