Biloxi's Edgewater Plaza Shopping City


A 1960s aerial view of the Mississippi Gulf Coast mall. The complex shared its site with the posh Edgewater Gulf Hotel (1927-1971). As a matter of note, the EL CON CENTER mall, in Tuscon, Arizona, was also built next door to a grand 1920s hotel.
Photo from Deep South Specialties, Incorporated / Wallace Reeves


A full-page grand opening advert for EDGEWATER PLAZA extolls the many virtues of the new "Fashion Center for the Golden Gulf Coast South." Twelve stores opened their doors as part of the gala nine-day celebration.
Advert from W.L. Holcomb & Associates