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Do you remember these pre-Hurricane Katrina landmarks on the Coast? Take our quiz now.

Mississippi Gulf Coast locals have a unique way of remembering history.

In fact, reciting a memory is usually pre-empted with a question: Did it happen before or after Hurricane Katrina?

Aug. 29, 2005, changed life as we knew it in South Mississippi. The major hurricane’s storm surge rushed in, flooding our towns and destroying our homes.

The Coast’s landscape changed after Katrina, and many iconic landmarks were destroyed in the storm or had to be demolished.

Do you remember these iconic buildings, places, restaurants and casinos in Biloxi, Gulfport, Bay St. Louis and more?

Take our quiz now. If you’re having trouble seeing it below, click here.

This story was originally published July 20, 2021 at 12:52 PM.

Justin Mitchell
Sun Herald
Justin Mitchell is the Sun Herald senior news editor and works on McClatchy’s audience engagement and development team. He also reports on LGBTQ issues in the Deep South, particularly focusing on Mississippi.
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