Thursday, March 29, 2007
Gulf Hills
Gary Thone helps run the Pro Shop at the beautiful Gulf Hills Golf Club in Ocean Springs. Now owned by residents, Gulf Hills was developed in 1927 by the Branigar brothers of Chicago. Legend claims that it was developed specifically as a secluded entertainment site for Al Capone, and the remnants of a “speakeasy” and casino on site lends credence to the claims. Over the years, the clubhouse lounge (The Pink Pony) entertained movie stars, gangsters, and the wealthy, including the most famous fan of Gulf Hills, Elvis Presley. Today, in addition to the rolling hills filled with residences on Fort Bayou, Gulf Hills offers a golf club, tennis club, swimming pool, and hotel and conference center.# posted by Al Sturgeon @ 4:41 PM 
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It should be. If I teed it up much anymore. It is a quarter mile from my office.
Another interesting (yet sad) tidbit is that Gulf Hills had a LOT of damage in Katrina. While we were just across the Fort Bayou Bridge in our church building, there were people dying in the Gulf Hills area. We had no idea.
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Another interesting (yet sad) tidbit is that Gulf Hills had a LOT of damage in Katrina. While we were just across the Fort Bayou Bridge in our church building, there were people dying in the Gulf Hills area. We had no idea.
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