Tag: Admiral Semmes
Restaurant Review: Le Moyne’s Chophouse
Le Moyne's Chophouse serves French fare with a modern flair in the newly renovated The Admiral Hotel in downtown Mobile.
Raphael Semmes: Patriot or Pirate?
Behind Admiral Semmes' storied reputation.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Mobile’s Admiral Hotel?
The 12-story hotel was opened in November 1940, and named in honor of Mobile’s Admiral Raphael Semmes. It had been constructed over a course of 15 months at a total cost of $1 million — well over $21 million in today’s dollars.