WESTerday Trivia Answer: JSU School of Engineering Building
Completed in 2009, Jackson State University’s School of Engineering building is a facility that seeks to be good to the earth. As a Silver Leed Certified facility, [...]
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WESTerday Trivia Answer: Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
At the intersection of Rose Street and John R. Lynch Street rests three small buildings that are so close that they appear to be one. These structures have housed pool [...]
Fixin’ to Stay
It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and on the side of town where the sun had set just hours before, people are gathering at the beautiful home of Deborah Wright. [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: Westland Plaza
What West Jackson shopping center was once home to a drive-in Shoney’s? That would be Westland Plaza. Built in 1957, Westland Plaza was the 77,000 square foot home to [...]
The Grassroots of Grassroots
The following event and interview took place on June 16, 2010: The crowd gathers as music plays and banners are posted–all in anticipation of Mrs. Willie Mae [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: The Grand Theater
In 1947, Dr. A.H. McCoy, a prominent Jackson dentist, opened the Grand Theater in the 900 block of John R. Lynch Street. The opening of this theater was in fact a milestone [...]
WESTerday Trivia Answer: Delta Air Lines
On June 17, 1979, Delta Air Service (now Delta Air Lines) conducted its first passenger flight. The flight initiated in Dallas, Texas and terminated at Davis Field (now [...]
Something for the New School
A few weeks ago, cars were lined up everywhere along W. Pearl Street, Dalton Street, and the Metro Parkway. The occasion was Class Day, or as we called it in middle school, [...]
Westerday Trivia Answer: Richard Wright
So, what award-winning author spent a large portion of his childhood/adolescence living with his grandmother at 1107 Lynch St? Well, that author would be Richard Wright [...]
A Marker of History
Last Thursday, we started a new trivia game on our Facebook page and Twitter account. We are calling the game Westerday Trivia and the rules are simple: we’ll provide [...]