Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 29, 2008
- Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, a heroic general that saved New Orleans during the War of 1812, and eventually became the 7th President of the United States. But many...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 29, 2008
- Chisley Park is a tiny park located in the center of Downtown Pensacola across the street from the Pensacola Historical Society building. It was once a site of prostitutes hawking their wares to rich...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 29, 2008
- THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICERight next to the Escambia County Courthouse is the Escambia County Tax Collector's Office. This old Victorian relic was built in 1894 and once housed a bank for most...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 29, 2008
- Downtown Pensacola today consists of South Palafox, Jefferson, Main, and other streets. It's a tiny part of the city of Pensacola, but it is very rich with history and the culture of the French,...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 29, 2008
- Our last stop on our Red LIght Bars and Brothel Tour of Historic Pensacola was the Pensacola Little Theater. Built in the late-19th Century, this beautiful white building near the Palafox Pier began its...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 28, 2008
- After 16 years of relative isolation in Idaho and not a lot of cultural and historical activities in the area, I vowed once getting settled in Pensacola that I wouldn't be spending a lot of...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on July 1, 2008
- Our cross-country trip was to be with two dogs and two cats, but when our beloved Katie died suddenly on May 24, we were resigned to the fact to travelling with one dog, the famously...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on March 2, 2008
- Another adventure from my Summer of 1994. Shortly after arriving back home from school in nortern Idaho to work and be with family for the summer, our friend Anita calls me and invites me...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on March 2, 2008
- The summer of 1994 was a crazy one for me. I was just married, and my now ex was off in Colorado tending to his sick mother, and I wasn't about to spend the...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on February 11, 2008
- HOORAY! The doors of the Qwest Arena finally opened, and our frozen bodies could finally go inside to cast our vote for President of the United States and warm up. The line moved...
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