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Hurricane Jeanne: September  26, 2004

Unbelievably, a third hurricane struck Winter Park in less than 6 weeks!  Hurricane Jeanne blew through Winter Park on September 26, 2004.

The day after Jeanne headed further north, Diana Zimmerman, former Digital Imaging Specialist for the Winter Park Public Library History and Archives Department, drove along Winter Park's streets to document some of the hurricane's damage.

 
The Winter Park Public Library's empty parking lot the day after Hurricane Jeanne.

The Library lost power again, the parking lot was empty on Monday, September 27.

A boarded up house on Aloma Avenue. This boarded up home on Aloma Avenue is also without power.
A car has to drive around a power line hanging across Phelps Avenue.

A car has to drive around a power line hanging across Phelps Avenue.

A Winter Park policeman is directing traffic at Aloma and Phelps Avenues. A Winter Park policeman is directing traffic at Aloma and Phelps Avenues.
The Palm Cemetery.

The Palm Cemetery

A Lakeview Avenue home sporting the latest in chic window treatments - plywood!

A Lakeview Avenue home sporting the latest in chic window treatments - plywood!

Gregory Reid and Charles Daymon with the City Of Winter Park Streets Division repair a stop sign that is leaning after hurricane winds came through.

Gregory Reid and Charles Daymon with the City of Winter Park Streets Division repairing a stop sign.

Water is coming up through a storm drain on Alabama Drive.

Water coming up through a storm drain on Alabama Drive.

Lake closed sign is posted at Lake Maitland. A "Lake Closed" sign posted at Lake Maitland.
An electric transformer lies on the ground on Shepherd Avenue. An electric transformer lies on the ground on Shepherd Avenue.
The Comstock-Harris home is good shape and has weathered many hurricanes before Jeanne. The Comstock-Harris home is good shape and has weathered many hurricanes before Jeanne.
A large generator stands in front of a home at the end of Bonita Drive. A large generator stands in front of a home at the end of Bonita Drive.



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