Post Katrina photos and impressions of Biloxi, MS
Biloxi, Mississippi Post Katrina -- May 2007 Back to page 1
The actual casino is a little smaller than I was used to (We used to live next to Foxwoods in Connecticut) but there was always games to play and slots available. My wife enjoyed blackjack any time of the day or night. I am a poker player and was mislead by their website, the poker room will not open until June or July, I was told. No problem, I had a lot of work to do.
My wife was comped for the buffet for 1 person for 1 night. She's not a high roller so while that isn't generous it isn't stingy either. The buffet was very good, the shrimp alone was worth the $18/person price if we had to pay it. The prime rib and sausage were excellent and there was plenty else to choose from. Everything seemed fresh and well prepared.
The next morning we took a ride along Route 90 (coastal route) out as far as Gulfport, MS. Most of the homes that were on that main beach road beweeen Biloxi and Gulfport are gone. For those of you that have never visited the area these homes dated back to the 18th century including the Jefferson Davis Home (Beauvoir, circa 1852) which was severely damaged by Katrina but is among the very few being restored. Huge oaks that once shaded these mansions are not throwing much shade anymore. Their stubbed branches are growing back but have that eerie post storm look I'm familiar with having experienced hurricane Charley.
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This is the Jefferson Davis Home on May 2nd 2007. It is being restored, one of the few old buildings along route 90 in coastal Mississippi that will be rebuilt.
These look like they were once condo or townhouse units, of which it appears like three quarters of them are missing. There is another almost identical unit facing this one and I had the feeling there was a courtyard or parking facility between them. This is not an unusual site along route 90 in Biloxi but in more cases the debris has been removed and there is just vacant lots with reminders that there once was a home.
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