After leaving the abandoned Pioneer Village earlier that day, Dusty and I made our way into downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Before stopping at the Capitol, we drove past several other historic landmarks to capture a bit of dashcam footage—including the Hank Williams statue, Union Station, and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. But as we … Read more
When Dusty and I found ourselves wandering the quiet early morning streets of Dothan after visiting the Cherry Street AME Church, we weren’t expecting to be stopped in our tracks by a federal building. But there it was — rising at the corner of West Troy and North Foster — a granite-anchored, column-crowned monument that … Read more
Sometimes the road hands you a story you didn’t know you needed. Dusty and I were driving downtown Montgomery, killing time before the National Memorial for Peace & Justice opened, when we spotted the red-bricked arches of Union Station. The building practically demanded we pull over. We didn’t realize it at the time, but this … Read more
There are places on a map—and then there are places on your soul. The Carillon and Bell Tower in Ozark, Alabama, may not draw highway billboards or souvenir shops. Still, for the folks in Dale County, it rings with something more profound: memory, service, and a stubborn pride that refuses to fade. Between Bells and … Read more
Tucked beneath the Alabama sky, off a quiet backroad in Malvern, stands a little white church with a whole lot of soul. Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church, established in 1874, may not look like much to those speeding past—but for generations of locals, it’s been the kind of place that anchors a community. Weathered wood. Hand-built … Read more