Winter Park Public Library History and Archives Collection Hurricane Jeanne, September 26, 2004.

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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, 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.

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The Winter Park Public Library's empty parking lot the day after Hurricane Jeanne. A boarded up house on Aloma Avenue.
The Library lost power again, the parking lot was empty on Monday, September 27. 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 Winter Park policeman is directing traffic at Aloma and Phelps Avenues.
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.
The Palm Cemetery. A Lakeview Avenue home sporting the latest in chic window treatments - plywood!
The Palm Cemetery 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. Water is coming up through a storm drain on Alabama Drive.
Gregory Reid and Charles Daymon with the City of Winter Park Streets Division repairing a stop sign. Water coming up through a storm drain on Alabama Drive.
Lake closed sign is posted at Lake Maitland. An electric transformer lies on the ground on Shepherd Avenue.
A "Lake Closed" sign posted at Lake Maitland. An electric transformer lies on the ground on Shepherd Avenue.
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.
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.

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