Sunset Strip

During the 1920s and 30s, many stars of Hollywood's burgeoning film industry found solace in the Hollywood Hills.

During this period, officials in Los Angeles began cracking down on gambling and alcohol within the city limits and many casinos and ...

Captain Thomas H. Stokes-St. Michael's Cemetery

Captain Thomas H. Stokes was born on March 1, 1856 in Apalachicola, Fl to John and Elizabeth Stokes, both of whom were immigrants from Ireland. In 1867 the family moved to Pensacola due to the political and economic pressures of ...

Captain Joseph P. Fish-St. Michael's Cemetery

Captain Joseph P. Fish was born in Noank, Connecticut on March 1, 1857 and, as a boy, he was exposed to the maritime industry of Noank. In the late 1800's, Fish moved to the Gulf Coast due to the profitable ...

Capt Christian Pharo-St. Michael's Cemetery

It is unknown when Captain Christian Pharo and Styrman Gunner Andresen were born. What is known is that they were both from Norway. They were merchant sailors who most likely participated in the once booming lumber industry around Pensacola. It ...

Ridley's Department Store

Once the largest retail establishment in the world, Ridley's was originally located in this building, which has been subdivided into a number of individual stores.

Information provided by the Lower East Side Business Improvement District.

Yellowstone National Park Wildlife: Wolves

Wolves ranged widely throughout North America in pre-Columbian times. Worldwide, all wolves, except the red wolf (Canis rufus) of the southeastern United States, are the same species (Canis lupus).

Wolves are highly social animals and live in packs. In Yellowstone, packs ...

Artists' Paintpots

Artist Paint Pots is a small but lovely thermal area 3.8 miles south of Norris Junction. A one-mile round trip trail takes visitors to colorful hot springs, two large mudpots, and through a section of forest burned in 1988.

There ...

NAS Pensacola Parade Ground

This parade ground is the location for the graduation ceremonies for the Aviation Officer's Candidate School.

The ceremony includes marching units, a band, and an occasional fly-over by Naval aircraft.

The frequency of the graduation ceremonies depends on their the number of ...

NAS Pensacola Officer's Housing

In the early 1930s, the Naval Air Station began expanding. The town of Warrington, which was located just west of the base, was moved to the north side of Bayou Grande.

In 1934, 840 bodies were moved from the Warrington Cemetery ...

Pensacola Bay Bridge

Nearly three miles in length, the current Pensacola Bay Bridge is the second structure constructed to connect downtown Pensacola to Gulf Breeze.

Up until the 1930s, travel to Gulf Breeze required either a ferry ride across the bay, or a lengthy ...