Gus Stevens Seafood Restaurant & Buccaneer Lounge
Gus Stevens Seafood Restaurant & Buccaneer Lounge was a restaurant and supper club on US Highway 90 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Gus Stevens, the Greek-American owner, came to the Gulf Coast in 1946.[1]
| Gus Stevens Seafood Restaurant & Buccaneer Lounge | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1946 |
| Closed | 1975 |
| Street address | US Highway 90 |
| City | Biloxi |
| State | Mississippi |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 30°23′26″N 88°58′51″W / 30.39056°N 88.98083°W |
History edit
The restaurant building was constructed with a Moroccan architecture style turret.[2]
It was famous in the 1950s and 1960s and hosted many famous entertainers, including Andy Griffith,[2] Mel Torme, Jerry Van Dyke, Martha Raye, Rudy Vallee, Professor Backwards, Mamie Van Doren, Johnny Rivers and Jerry Lee Lewis.[2] It is also well known as the last place where Jayne Mansfield performed; she died early the next morning in a car crash while being driven from the club.[3]
The establishment closed in 1975 and the building was empty until 1977 when it was rented and revamped for an El Palacio Mexican Restaurant. That closed in 1985 and the building was empty until 2000, when it was demolished and the location slated to become a Surf Style store.[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Quizzes | Free Online Quizzes | PCHquizzes".
- ^ a b c [CLOTHIER WANTS OLD CLUB DEVELOPER NEEDS CITY TO GRANT A VARIANCE] Sun Herald - December 3, 1999 - A1 LOCAL-FRONT "IN THE 50s and 60s, stars gravitated to Gus Stevens' nightclub in Biloxi. Today, the wrecking ball is closing in on a piece of history."
- ^ Mansfield Memories Many Know the Legend, but Until Now, Few Knew the Truth Behind that Fatal Night. Kat Bergeron / The Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) Section: LOCAL-FRONT, Page: A1 2000
- ^ [OLD GUS STEVENS BUILDING ON WAY OUT CLOTHING STORE WILL BUILD NEW STRUCTURE] Sun Herald - February 23, 2000 - A1 LOCAL-FRONT
- ^ [MANSFIELD MEMORIES MANY KNOW THE LEGEND, BUT UNTIL NOW, FEW KNEW THE TRUTH BEHIND THAT FATAL NIGHT] Sun Herald - June 25, 2000 - A1 LOCAL-FRONT "Jayne Mansfield, Hollywood's heir-apparent for the blonde bombshell throne after Marilyn Monroe's death, entertained at the Gus Stevens supper club in Biloxi 33 years ago this week. Fate stepped in that hot, muggy night. History concentrates on Mansfield's untimely death, but this, too, is the story of shattered youthful dreams and the altered lives of two Mississippi Coast families."
Further reading edit
- Postcard (bottom page) of the business