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Pass Christian Tri-Centennial
Valentino?s
Located at 116 West Scenic Drive. Valentino's was built as a new building in 1992 by its owners. John Harris and Ed Jurkowski. It?s distinction is in the architectural design which prominently duplicates the preserved and famous Tullis-Toledano house at Biloxi. It is an unusual picturesque commercial dwelling which compliments the manors and cottages of Scenic Drive and has captivated the attention of many a camera buff. The Colonial Revival, two-story brick structure is adorned by a gable-roof and pedimented dormers with casement windows. Its inset gallery contains five-bays with square columns and an outdoor stairway. The reproduced hand carved railings give it an added dimension. A white picket fence fronts the property guarding a well manicured tropical garden parking enclosure.
For the discriminating buyer seeking distinction in giftware and home accessories, the Coast has only ope "Valentino?s". It is a phenomenal shopping encounter with a singular experience to peak a shopper?s delight.
Proprietor Edward Jurkowski, Valentino is his middle name, attentively scours the market place for rare and practical items to place into his retail inventory. Making two big trips to the Atlantic Gift Market every year, he tries to buy as much American-made products as possible. Numerous short trips to other markets are also made to foreign countries.
With an art background and Business Major, he fuses his innate creativity with ten years of practical experience into a buyers? excursion of pleasure for all of his patrons.
Valentino?s has something for everyone, particularly the shopper with a taste for discriminate distinction
Valentino'* is a convolution of colors, fads, and seasons which has an answer for every gift buying occasion for every month of the year.
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