Heart Pine floors help turn ‘condemned’ building into theatre in Bay St. Louis, MS

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  • Jane Eklund

In 1966, the building that stands at 398 Blaize Street in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, was selected as the setting for a film called “This Property is Condemned.” In 2011, after major renovations, the building is the new home of the Bay St. Louis Little Theatre. Founded in the living room of John and Mary Bell in 1946, the theatre soon moved to a building made from two war-surplus barracks. Fifty-seven years later, the theatre’s home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. That’s when the troupe, with the help of fundraising and grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, purchased and renovated the Blaize Street building.

Here at Carlisle, we’re delighted that our floors — Heart Pine to be exact — were part of the project. They now grace the second floor hallway of the building, which houses office, rehearsal, and performance space for the theatre. Unabridged Architecture worked on the design, and J.O. Collins, Contractor, did the construction work. Carlisle Sales and Design Rep Peter Switzer of our Stoddard, N.H. headquarters coordinated the floors from our end.

Take a look at before and after photos! And if you’re in the neighborhood, stop by the Bay St. Louis Little Theatre for a performance of “Driving Miss Daisy.”

The theatre’s exterior: before, left, and after, right.

The second-floor hallway, before renovations.

The second-floor hallway, after renovations — complete with Carlisle Heart Pine floor.

Posted on Sep 14, 2011 AT 02:09 AM in Restoration Projects • (3) Comments

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