Star Theatre

Building dated to 1894 when it opened as Keller’s Dry Goods. In 1921 it was purchased by a group which included C.A.“Mannie” Sporl and Charlie Breath, Sr and became the home of the Bay St. Louis Yacht Club until early 1930’s when Charlie Breath purchased and opened it as Uncle Charlie’s Night Club. In 1942 Ed Ortte purchased the building and remodeled it into the Ortte Theater. In 1955 Joe and Bernice Scafidi purchased the business and renamed it the Star Theater. In 1975 it was purchased by Kelvin Schulz, who continued to operate it as the Star Theater until 1984 when he closed the theater and converted the building to a grocery store. Katrina destroyed the building

Ed Ortte opened Ortte’s Theatre at the intersection of Washington Street and Beach Boulevard on April 20, 1942. Ed previously operated the Gulf Theatre on Waveland Avenue in Waveland, MS. which was destroyed by a fire.