Live Local: Biloxi Walking Tour Stop 16, 17, and 18

Lace up your shoes and take a stroll with News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf in today’s edition of Live Local, a series you can catch here on News 25 on Thursday.

Stroll with news 25's lorraine- - - - weiskopf in today's edition of- "live local," a series you can- catch here on news 25 on- thursdays.- today, we take you to stop- numbers 16, 17, and 18 of the - biloxi walking tour with someon- who knows the area- well... a biloxi library- historian.- - the tiny yellow building on - vieux - march was once home to the- biloxi number 2 mechanic's fire- company - "the fire truck actually had- steam engines and was parked at- the bottom of the building.

- - - - they actually had a horse and - buggy and the top is where the- guys stayed and the - office as well" - while the building is small the- city's love for their - firefighters was evident as the- would throw big parades for - them down biloxi's historic - streets.- "firefighters' parades were eve- bigger than mardi gras parades,- it was a big deal, they - would have floats and all the - different units were- represented.

A great event back- in- the day".

- the show wasn't over when the - parades ended, there's also a - grand presence at biloxi' dukat- theatre.

The theatre would- - - - entertain the public with films- and plays, as well as host- graduation and even would be an- interactive experience.

- "they actually had a contest.

I- was 5cents to get into the movi- and they would project- a popular person's image on the- wall and if you could guess it- - - - you would get a free ticket to- the next movie."- one of the most iconic building- in all of biloxi is the old - people's- bank, now home to ellzey's- hardware store.

While it's been- - - home to many different- establishments one rather - witchy woman won't leave as she- sits on her broom gazing- over the city.- "it's actually a weathervane an- was put up in the late 1800s, - when the- building was built, it's very - unique and draws a lot of - attention to downtown biloxi."- while these three buildings all- served different- purposes to residents back then- and even today.

They're - all connected through their - survival of the times, all- dating- back to the late 1800s.

Some of- howards avenue's most - notable features have since run- dry.- "right in the middle of this- street there used to be a famou- fountain, where - people could come and collect - water and hangout.

Probably the- fountain was fed by - springs on the ground so if you- needed water you could just get- it there."- to view the buildings of- biloxi's past and the changes - the - city made for its future, take - - - - stroll down what today is know- as howard avenue.

Live local is- made possible - through the support of the- biloxi library system.

Be sure- to tune in next thursday as new- 25 continues highlighting