Mobile, Ala., boasts buildings 'laced' with ornamental iron

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: December 31, 2006| Author: Garry Mitchell Associated Press | Copyright information

MOBILE, Ala. -- Some of the lacy ironwork decorating Mobile's homes, buildings, parks and cemeteries has been maintained with tender care since the 1800s. A large amount, however, has been stolen, scrapped and sacrificed for urban renewal and renovations.

Architectural historian John S. Sledge's book, "An Ornament to the City, Old Mobile Ironwork," with black-and-white photos by Sheila Hagler and from University of South Alabama archives, traces the port city's ironwork origins and the...

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