Biloxi Recovering

The following photos were shot in February, 2007 and show the recovery in Biloxi that is well underway. The debris cleanup is finished and new homes and businesses are beginning to rise from the slabs. There is still a considerable amount of work to be done, but progress is clear. Unfortunately, in cities west of Biloxi work to rebuild is moving much slower. GCN will be adding photos of the progress toward recover over the next several weeks.  

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Some rebuilding of Biloxi Beachfront homes is making progress, but many will not be rebuilt due to height restrictions and insurance	The Biloxi Presbyterian Church has been restored, but it is the only church on U.S. 90 that has been rebuilt.
This is the new Biloxi-Ocean Springs bridge that is under construction. It is scheduled for completion in the spring of '08.	Traffic on U.S. 90, the beach highway, is increasing, but the road needs repair from MDOT
Biloxi's Lighthouse remains a strong symbol for the city. A plan to create a new city park around the lighthouse has been approved.	The new building  heights requirements are resulting in new homes looking much like this in Biloxi's low-lying areas.
Repairs to Biloxi's Hard Rock Casino are well underway. The casino should open for the first time this July.	Workers at the Hard Rock Casino Repair exterior facade. The Casino was to open just days after Katrina.
This is near Biloxi's downtown near Hard Rock and the Beau Rivage, photographed in the late afternoon toward the setting sun.	Mary Mahoney's restaurant is open and has a new sign. The restaurant was the first to open on the beach after Katrina.
Biloxi's new Caillavet Street is nearly complete. This northbound street connects the beach hwy. to Biloxi's Bay Bay area.	The former Biloxi Magic Casino has been purchased by Harrahs, but it remains in a devastated condition.
Many areas of the beach in Harrison County remained closed, but not all. It is hoped that by summer all of the beach will be open.	The Catholic run Santa Marie Del Mar retirement tower in downtown Biloxi is closed.
FEMA Trailers are found throughout Biloxi. This one is on a homeowner's lot a short distance from the Palace Casino.	The Catholic Church is selling their senior citizen's retirement tower in Downtown Biloxi.
This is St. Michaels Church. The Catholic church is across the street from several casinos. It has not reopened.	This is of a home on Biloxi's Water Street, which was devastated by Katrina. The street is still in bad shape.
New condos are a major park of Biloxi's reconstruction. This one is along Biloxi's newly refurbished Caillavet Street.	This beachfront home is being raised to better survive future hurricanes.