Howard Avenue is being reborn as Biloxi's non-casino downtown. The Vieux Marché district centers on the blocks around Howard and Lameuse — restaurants, record stores, bars that cater to locals, not casino tourists. Ground Zero Blues Club is here, Morgan Freeman's juke joint franchise from Clarksdale. The district is within the Biloxi Downtown Historic District but feels entirely contemporary. This is a walkable strip. Start at Howard and Lameuse and explore outward.
Quick facts
- ·Howard Avenue is being reborn as Biloxi's non-casino downtown.
- ·The Vieux Marché district centers on the blocks around Howard and Lameuse.
- ·Ground Zero Blues Club — Morgan Freeman's juke joint franchise from Clarksdale — is here.
- ·Restaurants, record stores, and bars catering to locals, not casino tourists.
- ·Within the Biloxi Downtown Historic District but feels entirely contemporary.
- ·Walkable strip. Start at Howard and Lameuse and explore outward.
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