If you’re looking for something to do during the pandemic you might want to consider taking a stroll on the historic Downtown Biloxi Walking Tour.
- if you're looking for something- to do during the pandemic you - might want to consider taking a- stroll on the historic- downtown biloxi walking tour.
- in our new segment "live local' news 25's lorraine- weiskopf is highlighting a new- stop along the tour every - thursday.
- - lorraine weiskopf"we're at the second stop on the biloxi - walking tour of the old biloxi- library, which is right around- the corner from the katrina - memorial..- this building served as the - city's public library until 197- and is listed on the national - register of historic places.- jane shambra who worksfor the - biloxi library system has a - scrapbook that shows the librar- during its prime.
- jane shambra local history and- genealogy department 'it was- full of kids, and the - neighborhood had a lot more kid- population but adults - would come and that because of- dvds and all that, that was the- book age."
Even though this building is no- longer home to biloxi readers,- the design is almost a mirror - image from the past.- jane shambra local history and- - - - genealogy department "we have original architectural plans fo- the old library building.
And - the library was - built by carl e.
Matthes, a - very famous design artist and - looking at the owl- from the original plans so it's- still the same despite- - - - hurricanes."
If you're facing the front of the library you- might notice a- blue plaque beside the staircas- - - - on the right jane shambra local- history and genealogy departmen- 'whenever you visit a - building,see if they have one - of these, cornerstones will tel- you who designed it and who - built it, a little bit of the - history like in this case this- will tell - you that the mayor of biloxi wa- major kennedy at the time.- today the old biloxi library- serves its residents a- little differently the building- is now home to le cafe' - beignet.
Yet this isn't the - first time the library has been- home to - something other than books.
- - - - jane shambra local history and- genealogy department "we visit it over and over again in- different venues, because it wa- only a library, it- was an art studio and the city- used it for offices as well and- it's still here despite all - the storms, it's amazing."
Lorraine weiskopf"be sure to tune in next thursday and i'll- take- you to stops number 3 and 4 on- biloxi's walking tour.
In - biloxi, for news 25, im - lorraine weiskopf -
Live Local: We tour Stops 5 & 6 with a Historian with the City of Biloxi
