01/05/2022
A small portion of the McGregor Springs development abuts Sheips Lane off of McGregor Ave. Sheips Lane is named after Marie Stanley Sheip a Mobile native. Her parents were George & Josephine Layet. Marie Sheip was an author, artist, & theater enthusiast. Her home that she shared with her husband, Stanley Sheip, the son of a wealthy Mobile lumberman, was located in this area. Marie was also the cofounder of the Little Theater of Mobile for which she directed many plays. She was the author of the book Gulf Stream which was published in 1930, and the University of Alabama currently holds the publishing rights.