FORT MYERS BEACH - 7 MONTHS AFTER IAN

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  • @pkheine
    @pkheine ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I am 75. It reminds me of Ft. Myers Beach 70 years ago when you could actually drive down the road and see the beach and water all along long stretches of the road.

    • @cirosotomayor3900
      @cirosotomayor3900 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      was thinkin the same thing im.70.

    • @gfriedman99
      @gfriedman99 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, now all you can see are ugly condos.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Youa re both right, will be more difficult now , with the rising of Margaritaville and similar structures

    • @cirosotomayor3900
      @cirosotomayor3900 ปีที่แล้ว

      im gonna call gentrification via tax and infaltion and only mega $$ will come to ft meyers it will resurect as an extention of naples/ bonita springs etc etc ill just leave this here and wait say 10 years thats how ling ot took kendall to come back fully after andrew ( and that was half the srea affected cimpared to ft meyers beach.....see ya in 2033....send ya drone vids ....

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It certainly will be a long time , you are correct

  • @robinbee7799
    @robinbee7799 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m in tears. I have so many good memories of Fort Myers Beach..It will never be the same. Mother Nature can be so mean! I pray for all who were effected by Ian!

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We’re all with you on the prayers Robin

  • @maryanndunchuck3434
    @maryanndunchuck3434 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Still so sad. Thanks for the update

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hope to do a 1 year one next october

  • @Sushi2735
    @Sushi2735 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for the tour. Must say it is refreshing to actually see the ocean. Before it was so built up you could only catch a glimpse or two of the sea.

  • @colblood4426
    @colblood4426 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I lived in Fort Myers for 42 years and had to move to Tennessee because we had 2 foot of storm surge and rental prices went through the roof after the storm . I miss my home so much

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      You are correct , cost of housing and rentals has skyrocketed

  • @sandyfox9947
    @sandyfox9947 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Enjoyed the video. Prayers for all affected. I live in a hurricane area as well, we suffered from Florence, but things are better now and the important thing is that I still have my life, things can be replaced and rebuilt. Looking great, Fort Myers Beach!! May you be looking fantastic again soon!!

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      It will take a while but its is coming

  • @catherinedenreyer8742
    @catherinedenreyer8742 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for updating on the Sandpiper Gulf Resort. That is where we used to stay and there is very little information on it. Very much appreciated!

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Sandpiper was a popular place!

    • @catherinedenreyer8742
      @catherinedenreyer8742 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarryWarden I agree. We always stayed there. I hope they will repair it so travellers can, once again, appreciate the beauty of Fort Myers Beach and the Sandpiper's amazing service.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope it reopens as well as the structure is still there so maybe it has a chance

  • @RobtRoma
    @RobtRoma ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for posting this. My dad’s condo is across the street from the Wyndham Gardens. We’ve been to the Pinchers there many times. Very sad to see what’s happened but encouraged by the progress. I know how hard the folks at our complex are working to get things cleaned up and repaired. It’s a monumental task. Hoping we will be able to get down there this coming winter…

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All the best on the restoration of your dads condo

    • @dmarshall5148
      @dmarshall5148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That Wyndham has been my go to in FMB since the 90s when it was a Holiday Inn, I hope it reopens.

    • @RobtRoma
      @RobtRoma ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dmarshall5148 It was a nice place. I haven’t heard anything about it reopening. I saw an interview with someone at Pinchers a few months ago that said there were no plans to reopen and, if I remember correctly, the owners are trying to figure out what to do with the property. My understanding is it was a complete loss. 🙁

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We use to go there to see the Sandcastle competiton for years

    • @RobtRoma
      @RobtRoma ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarryWarden I was lucky enough to see the sand castle sculptures a couple times while visiting my dad. Some of them were absolutely amazing. Hopefully we’ll be able to see them again soon.

  • @jimfarrell7196
    @jimfarrell7196 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Breaks my heart, I was fortunate enough to spend 8 wonderful winters in Ft. Myers. Praying for all affected by this horrific storm. We will be back again when things return to normal.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      im sure your prayers are appreciated by the folks there

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Fort Myers beach and will be glad to return as well

  • @clifffoltz651
    @clifffoltz651 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the excellent update, have friends that live in N. Ft. Myers but still haven't heard from them yet . Thanks again for the update !

  • @dorisperkins3722
    @dorisperkins3722 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this update. I was there a couple of times this winter. They have definitely made some progress. However, I don't consider the likes of Margaritaville to be progress. I'm afraid the day will come when you drive down Estero Blvd. and can't see the water because of the high rises.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with you, old Florida , is gone , all the quaint buildings are gone forever

  • @tomrizzo1554
    @tomrizzo1554 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job plenty of information you gave us thank you

  • @kevincooper5463
    @kevincooper5463 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this video. I plan to visit there in June and have been watching every video I can find on the recovery efforts. I know a lot is still to be done but good to see progress. I love the idea of coming to Fort Myers Beach and being a small part in the recovery process.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      They have started , residents and business are resilient in their effort

  • @KarinHarmsen-u6i
    @KarinHarmsen-u6i ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the update! We spent a couple of winters on Ft. Myers Beach before the hurricane - so sad that this happened to our winter paradise!

  • @JimHaysTechGeek
    @JimHaysTechGeek ปีที่แล้ว

    So sad. Spent a lot of time in Ft Myers’s Beach. While it is good to see the progress, the devastation is heartbreaking. Thank you for posting this. Those of us who vacation in that area are crushed that our home away from home is basically gone. Hoping to return in the future.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope you get back soon Jim

  • @Cozydrone
    @Cozydrone ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Mr. Warden for this informational video.😊

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked it James

  • @johnp.1971
    @johnp.1971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to see they’re recovering so quickly!!!

  • @karencalnan5043
    @karencalnan5043 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for a well-done video and commentation. Very Sad. I have had a condo for 17 years near the Sanibel Bridge, and it is in the same shape, heading back down again next from up North in a month and although shocking, it prepared me.

  • @chriszanotti9685
    @chriszanotti9685 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spent many November’s with my kids on the 90s I can not believe the devastation
    How do you rebuild with the potential of another storm

  • @cindysanchez7929
    @cindysanchez7929 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for taking us along on your tour😊

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      You can come on any of my tours

  • @frankloree2462
    @frankloree2462 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was a wonderful place . Many good times at lighthouse inn tiki bar and top of the mast. Now big money buying up the beach. Nothing left to go back for unfortunately.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think your correct Frank. Old Fort Myers Beach is gone

  • @wendyrobertson3899
    @wendyrobertson3899 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh boy this breaks my heart! Thank you for the update and tour. Stay safe out there. So somber to see so much damage. Any update on Pine Island? Useppa?

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Wendy, I also did some videos on Pine Island this past winter , go here th-cam.com/users/LarryWarden

  • @Tammylrichardson0302
    @Tammylrichardson0302 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great footage. Thank you.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your affirmation. I an fairly new at doing videos but enjoy it

  • @paulat7659
    @paulat7659 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for sharing

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      glad you like dit Paula

  • @sheilacarter-xw1eh
    @sheilacarter-xw1eh ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you… a very informative video

  • @debbieholman906
    @debbieholman906 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the updates

  • @dougschmidt5132
    @dougschmidt5132 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish they would rebuild the town pier in a big hurry. That is a big symbol of town spirit and would attract tourists to visit the few businesses already opened.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      It is certainly an important landmark. I loved to go out on the pier on almost weekly visits

  • @janetsmith5449
    @janetsmith5449 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you.

  • @donaldcassidy1592
    @donaldcassidy1592 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my best friends,Brian(and wife) are recovering and sticking by his guns...recently retired and BAM home detroyed. Amazing rebuild progress and "RILEY" will be living his dream once again! Good video and keep on keeping on!!! DC your Kentucky native and native relocated in SOFLO who wishes only the best for that group. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND STAY HEALTHY as possible, 74 year old Cancer FIGHTER who knows its coming back.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad your friends are in the rebuild stage . All the best to them

    • @chodkowski01
      @chodkowski01 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopefully they will finish before the next storm comes to take it all away again. Like that will never happen again. With rising sea levels, climate change heating up the ocean giving us more powerful storms. People just close their eyes to those facts and live their lives storm to storm.

  • @Madshadowgolem
    @Madshadowgolem ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you fot sharing this!

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching it

  • @Kaaaaammmm
    @Kaaaaammmm ปีที่แล้ว

    If you ask me they are doing good for 7 months, I went through Andrew in South FL, and some things took a year or two to recoup, it took me 8 months just to get back in my house.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Keith for your comment , It sure may take these residents a long time to return to a home

  • @SteveMelchiori
    @SteveMelchiori ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you very well done!

  • @Deekened
    @Deekened ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Larry

  • @gcman1111
    @gcman1111 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doesn't look like a place to go this summer that's for sure, thanks for the video. Probably another 2 summers you think 2024 or 2025?

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      probably a good idea.Give the rebuild a couple more years

  • @michaj.526
    @michaj.526 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Video . I come from Germany and was in Fort Myers Beach in 2018 in the Gulf Breeze Condors apartment, which, according to the pictures, is unfortunately completely destroyed. But I will come back sometime.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope you get back and find some accomodation in one of the new structures or a repaired one like the Diamondhead

  • @charlesgerlach7059
    @charlesgerlach7059 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for the video we have been going to FMB for the past 10 yrs every july or august. we got married on the beach behind Lani Kai Aug 2018. we were just there this past August just before the hurricane hit. FMB Strong it will be back. We loved the tiki bar at Wyndham. great place l hope it will be back

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      well the restoration has started and it will take awhile but glad its happening

  • @kyleharris2437
    @kyleharris2437 ปีที่แล้ว

    The large sand piles are actually new sand brought in for the sand dune/berm project to help protect the island against the next big storm.
    Also, The Wyndham owner has sold (or is in the process of selling) the property. He has stated he will not be rebuilding. Also, Charley's boathouse grill (the one with the copper colored roof) has been sold along with The Outrigger across the street to developers that are unfortunately building large luxury condos.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      hopefully the sand bern will help for a future hurricane

  • @FreshGrey-pm4vw
    @FreshGrey-pm4vw ปีที่แล้ว

    do you know if Old Olga Rd was destroyed? old friend there.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sorry I an not sure where they is , but if its on Fort Myers Beach chances are it was damaged unforunately

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if it was near the Calossahatchee River it could have had flood damage as well

  • @janetsmith5449
    @janetsmith5449 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Janet, just an amateur but love making these

  • @loadedfun4764
    @loadedfun4764 ปีที่แล้ว

    There’s a rebirth going on from Marco to Sanabel island and further up. As you can see from the video that things are still very fragile. Just now insurance companies are starting to get checks to some of these people.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like your term “ rebirth” , yes insurance companies can speed up their cheques

  • @kemcipriano7301
    @kemcipriano7301 ปีที่แล้ว

    So sad. But I’m glad improvements. We lost our place. 😞

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      So sorry you lost your home . Can you rebuild?

  • @halsmith2174
    @halsmith2174 ปีที่แล้ว

    Larry, do you know if St. Francis Catholic Church is standing? Thx.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I cant find any information on this church . I didnt see it when inwas on Fort Myers Beach , there is at St Francis Church open in Fort Myers though i found

    • @verzaalmari5322
      @verzaalmari5322 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarryWarden Thanks - I attended when I lived at Ft Myers Beach in the late 1960's. Long time ago!!

    • @halsmith2174
      @halsmith2174 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarryWarden Wrong Name - Church of the Ascension - I was confirmed at St. Francis in Ft. Myers.

  • @gregorycoates9643
    @gregorycoates9643 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It will take years to recover!

    • @hoffrun
      @hoffrun ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It'll be a decade plus some.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are making progress , but you are correct with the years time frame, and it will be a very different Fort Myers Beach

  • @michaj.526
    @michaj.526 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you I hope I come back . I hope that a hurricane of this kind does not come again.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      we all have this same hope !!!

  • @myra9495
    @myra9495 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sad, that he doesn’t announce the date the video was made

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry i may have omitted that but it was April 28, 7 months after the Hurriicane i did this video

  • @MegaBait1616
    @MegaBait1616 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Matlacha n Pine Island got clubber bad too....... Nothing left.. Did a video on it 3 months after Ian...... be well.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did one on Matlacha as well , it was such a pretty old Florida town, gone forever

    • @MegaBait1616
      @MegaBait1616 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarryWarden , I'll check it out... Yeah it's all gone 😞.. be well..

  • @stevez7854
    @stevez7854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Talking with locals when I was there in January, they told me most owners didn't have insurance due to 10000 per year cost, also everyone is waiting on permits, and the word is anything rebuilt has to now be 14 feet above sea level

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow , this is going to be sooo costly

  • @BobABooey.
    @BobABooey. ปีที่แล้ว

    Dixie's!! My usual hangout.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      We loved eating at the Dixie Fish House, then we’d go to Bonita Bills

    • @BobABooey.
      @BobABooey. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LarryWarden Yup, I love Fort Myers, just sad to see the mess Ian left behind. Hopefully it will come back.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Were all with you on this wish

  • @katylynn4244
    @katylynn4244 ปีที่แล้ว

    The sunken boat at 2:24 was my parents home. ❤️‍🩹

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am so sorry about the loss of your parents boat . They must be devastated by this loss , so many noats were lost , homes etc . Hope they can get another boat

  • @MarvinWatson-ko5zd
    @MarvinWatson-ko5zd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great fix it and wait till next hurricane, it's coming, it's FL. You can keep it.

    • @veronicaroach3667
      @veronicaroach3667 ปีที่แล้ว

      That has always been true for anywhere low lying close to the sea. the big problem going forward is sea level rise in the future, so why rebuild here at all now - well you likely have 35 yrs or maybe even 50 yrs, but it's coming ! I would get out while I could, in fact nothing would entice me to move to such a place it's just a huge sandbar really !

  • @CathyMeis
    @CathyMeis ปีที่แล้ว

    Lived there almost 50 years ago year round with my grandma on Mid Island Dr. Explored on foot, bike and boat to my hearts content, even by air as my uncle was on beach patrol as a pilot. He knew everyone in town, at least it seemed that way. So sad to see this. Always wanted to take my kids back there

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hope you can get back to see the recovery on process

  • @chodkowski01
    @chodkowski01 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice place to visit but living on the edge of disaster every time a storm comes isn’t worth it to me. I’m content living 5 miles inland with an 18’ elevation and a 20 minute drive to the beach gives me peaceful sleep whenever a storm comes.

  • @susansturch7591
    @susansturch7591 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    See "The Dimming" -- weather warfare & land grabs ?!?

  • @Pepito-1776
    @Pepito-1776 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see progress. You know if this happened in a California Beach town there would have been no movement at all. You would have seen the homeless take over drug attics take refuge in the abandoned buildings.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      The response has been tremendous

  • @maryrenaud6732
    @maryrenaud6732 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s good to see such amazing progress and that so much debris has been removed. I hope the people of Ft Myers can see that they are on the road to recovery. Blessings to all.❤🙏✝️

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      they sure appreciate your blessings

    • @chodkowski01
      @chodkowski01 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hopefully they will be finished for the next storm to come wipe it out again. The small price to pay dealing with storm surge from living at sea level on the oceans edge.

  • @PSCA1988
    @PSCA1988 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank goodness our Governor's priority is Disney and banning books. He could use his platform to promote the recovery but that would be stupid. Crickets from his office.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope everyone gets the help they need from the State

  • @ronnyber
    @ronnyber ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kinda silly to rebuild it all when the whole place will be under water in 50 years.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      certainly a possibility

    • @tomh648
      @tomh648 ปีที่แล้ว

      The gullible believe the climate alarmism.

  • @jb5music
    @jb5music ปีที่แล้ว

    Ian-henge

  • @stevem-h5e
    @stevem-h5e 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's still a long way to go for skin cancer and a Slurpy.

  • @patriciaschuren2834
    @patriciaschuren2834 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yikes!

  • @kennixox262
    @kennixox262 ปีที่แล้ว

    Foolish to rebuild. I get it that many of the smaller cracker cottages were destroyed but why rebuild? Turn it into a natural preserve. Building on a sandbar is stupid.

  • @wez492
    @wez492 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is glad to see all the seasonal cave dwellers , Knuckle dragging their way back to their villages. They treat our recovery as an inconvenience to them.

    • @dougschmidt5132
      @dougschmidt5132 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not sure what you're getting at ? People coming back is a good thing for rebuild and supporting business.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      hopefully progress will continue but will take time

  • @joedonzi9552
    @joedonzi9552 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey Larry W. Love your vids ! Need you to talk about "Hiome Owners Insurance" that "SCAM" is worse than a CAT 5 Hurricane because NO BANK will finance your home purchase unless you can get "INSURANCE" ?

    • @gfriedman99
      @gfriedman99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The bank will get you insurance if you can't find it on your own but expect to pay 50% more.

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      This has certainly been the main challenge in the restoration and recovery of homes and busineses , is the insurance

  • @lostvlog6857
    @lostvlog6857 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the Hooters gone?

    • @LarryWarden
      @LarryWarden  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes , sadly Hooters is gone. They had great chicken wings