Experience Mobile Alabama

"THEATER: Did you know that local playwright Tom Perez wrote a play in the 1980s called "Society Shell" where the main action took place here?"

"MOVIES: "The Hunt for Red October" was filmed on the USS Alabama, as well as most scenes from "Under Siege""

"MOVIES: There's a scene in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" filmed here."

"HISTORY: Built in 1891 by Afrian-American businessman Charles W. Peters. This is the only wooden structure designed for commercial use remaining on Dauphin St."

"HISTORY: Designed by Emile Weiland. Opened in 1927, the Saenger was a major movie theater for many years. Its French Renaissance decor features a magenta color scheme and plaster ornaments."

"HISTORY: In 1905, Teddy Roosevelt spoke in the Square about the importance of the Panama Canal to the port of Mobile."