Fort Myers Beach Split Screen Before and After Hurricane Ian

I live in Fort Myers and used to frequently visit Fort Myers Beach. I haven’t been down there since Ian hit but I saw the devastation on pictures and here on YouTube. Thanks for this split screen video. I see so many places that I frequented totally gone. It’s so sad that my beautiful island will never be the same. Prayers for all of the people who lost their businesses, homes, jobs and lives. ❤

best video i have ever seen showing what was and what is now.

Lost my home and all contents, the truck, bikes, etc LIVED between FMB and Sanibel (Iona) . Blessed to have found another place in the area. I love Florida ❤

I was amazed at how wonderful your two videos together were so accurate. I was raised on Fort Myers Beach and my Dad owned a Hardware Store, that he sold many years ago, as he passed away himself 25 years ago now. He also had a stilt home 3 homes away from the hardware store and they were both across the street from the beach. After Hurricane IAN, they are both completely gone. I was also the 1962 Island Shrimp Festival Queen and I've been looking forward to coming down to one of those, but after Hurricane IAN, I'm not so sure there will ever be another one. I live in a small town 25 Miles NW of Orlando.... Pam Lewis was my maiden name.

Our family is/was here. Washed away. Have been dozens and dozens there. Was there last week. Getting better and better slowly. Thank you SO much for the split scene. Got to see our house in real time.

Paul this is incredible! So sad but you nailed it!

Ian completely hollowed out the entire island, the buildings, the trees, the streets. Haunting and so very sad!

we were just there a month before Ian, celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary. we got married on the beach behind Lani Kai, have been vacationing on FMB for a number of years at the Estero Beachand Tennis Club... It felt so natural there as my wife said reminds of the Movie Cocoon when we hit the bars on the southside of the Island. The impact is devastating. Seeing our favorite Restaurant Heidi's Island Bistro and then looking down and seeing it gone is so hard. They made our wedding cake.. FMB Strong. we will be back

I saw the replay of the storm via live stream where the pink/red house (5:38) collapsed during the thick of the flooding with the people inside. So heartbreaking to see but glad they survived. I am speechless looking at the before and after. I can't imagine what anyone went through during and after the storm. My prayers are with you all and hope those directly affected had since recovered.❤

Brilliantly captured. Thanks for your efforts with this. Overwhelming devastation.

Fort Myers Beach was my happy place for as long as I've lived in SW Florida (30 years). Whenever I felt down, an excursion to Times Square, Dairy Queen, the pier, and spending time in that wonderful water, always made me feel better. My heart was broken after Ian (as was my house), and the world looks much less beautiful and colorful. We were blessed to have this happy place for as long as we did. I will forever mourn it.

I have been up and down Estero Blvd so many times since the 90's and this video just breaks my heart. This video is well done and really shows the destruction due to Ian.

It's unbelievable about all the green that was destroyed too. The trees/shrubs/grass. I've driven down the beach since Ian and until this comparison i didnt realize how many trees/shrubs were gone too.

Amazing video production!

An amazing job of restoration, repair, and rebuilding understates what has been accomplished. Great effort paid off.

I visited Ft. Myers before the hurricanes. It was such a beautiful and unique town. Very clean. It's devastating to see the destruction. Hoping it is rebuilt soon. This footage is amazing! God bless Ft Myers!

Thanks for posting this. While I no longer live in FL, I grew up in South Florida. I've experienced a few hurricanes, none of this extent, but I understand what people are going through. Before Ian made landfall, I was trying to explain just how bad this was going to be. Of course no one can really "get it" unless they've experienced it themselves. Press on. This too will pass.

So sad, I made so many memories down there. I moved to Ft. Myers Beach in 2005 when I moved to FL and lived on the beach for about 6 months. My dad operated the old Ramada Inn hotel which was turned into the Pierside View hotel. Now Margaritaville sits on that same property. It's so sad to see all of the memories just gone. Mother nature is a powerful thing.

We had A time share in FMB. Of all the videos I’ve watched this shows the devastation if the Island and its not even all of it. Just breaks my heart for the locals. Thank you for posting this.

Paul, Another master at work. Thank you. ✔️👊🏽