Three Lurkers pose with the now-famous '$100 Reward....To Catch a Thief!' sign from the kitchen

The Dominoes After-Midnight Club
Lurks the
White Pillars Restaurant


View of the restaurant looking south towards the Gulf of Mexico

THE FINAL FRONTIER??
One last landmark in Biloxi remained untouched by the DAMC as of 2001,
the historic White Pillars Restaurant.
Or did it?
Our Lurkers were not the first to penetrate the last "off-limits" building on Mississippi's Gulf Coast in 2001, but five years later our amazing lurk of the restaurant became all the more poignant when Hurricane Katrina's tidal surge savaged the classic establishment almost beyond repair:
Now we have a glimpse into the place as once it was, an archive of images and memories of
THE WHITE PILLARS RESTAURANT!!



ERIC:"Bring me the finest vintage in the house!"
Dismal proof that we were not the first here: The door to the underground wine cellar was found already kicked in,
and the shelves below were nearly empty.



White Pillars restaurant lies vacant and idle in the Summer of 2004 (Above). The DAMC returned that year to explore new entry opportunities, with no luck whatsoever. The building was very secure (And -FINALLY!- posted for tresspassing).
This became moot, however, after Hurricane Katrina tore into the Biloxi beachfront a year later. Below is a picture of our restaurant in September 2005 as seen from beachfront US 90, two weeks after the storm. The structure fared better than most on the beach (a foundation slab is all that's left of the pawn shop that was in front of White Pillars). The surge wave crumbled some walls and obviously flooded the whole place, but overall, we'd say the White Pillars is a survivor.




Below is another view of the restaurant immediately after the Hurricane, revealing crumbled walls and horrific interior damage. Except for the National Guard checkpoint posted at the intersection near the building, it's never been easier to get inside the White Pillars!


HOO-HAW!! We've been promising it for five years now (is the Statute of Limitations up?) - Finally,
THE BALLS-OF-STEEL NIGHTTIME LURK OF THE WHITE PILLARS RESTAURANT FROM 2001 APPEARS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS ENTIRETY!!
Click that link to begin the poignant after-midnight tour and enjoy part of the White Pillars history!




THE LATEST SURVIVOR!!
Repair and Renovation begin on White Pillars!!
March, 2008!! CLICK HERE for information!


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