Sandy #11: Photo Tour of Freeport

Hello again, Freeport!

So, Jay has posted the first fifty or so still-shots taken during our filming session, today.  Some of them, of me, are less-than-flattering, but here's some shots.  All images in the first section by Jason Bass and Jesse Pohlman.  The second section's shots were taken by Frank Napoli, owner of Atlantic Pizzeria, who asked us to get some photos and videos off of a memory card since he might not have power while we did.

Fiore Brothers'; Jesse Pohlman, Jason Bass

As you can see, above, we got there just before the fire department was called in.  Really random circumstances, but fortunately it didn't seem like a full-fledged fire started.  Thank you again to ALL of our emergency services heroes.

Sea Breeze Park; Jesse Pohlman, Jason Bass

Sea Breeze Park's boat-mooring was ripped apart by the storm.  What's really sad is that someone's boat was docked on it!  They're gonna have a hard time getting there.  The strangest part, on the other hand, is that there was a bunch of water pouring out of the broken pipes; the theory is that the water is coming from the hoses used to clean the boats off.

Near Sea Breeze; Jesse Pohlman, Jason Bass

Here we can see a boat that got flipped over.  Whether it's near its original place-of-rest or it washed up is hard to know.

Tropix; Jason Bass, Jesse Pohlman

Notice how the sign for Tropix is still 100% intact, down to the pine trees, but that the rest of the bar is demolished?  That's how Hurricanes are.  :/

Near Sea Breeze Park; Jason Bass, Jesse Pohlman

Wow.  This was one of the initial stunners; a dock, a bunch of downed poles, and plenty of standing water in the middle of a road.  It's not too far from the water, but it's not close, either.

Interviewing resident Daniel Wright; Jason Bass, Jesse Pohlman

This is Daniel Wright.  As I mentioned in Update #10, he told us about how the fire at Tropix/Fiore Bros' went, and informed us about how water damaged his building.  He's a brave soul!

Bryant and Branch; Jesse Pohlman, Jason Bass

Here's that house on the corner of Bryant and Branch.

Bryant and Branch; Jesse Pohlman, Jason Bass

In this second shot, you can make out how the burned house has an active pipe spewing water.

A Boat; Jason Bass, Jesse Pohlman

I don't have cross-streets for this shot available, but just look at it.  At best, it's one that slipped off of it's trailer right next door.  At worst, it's traveled quite far.

Long Beach; Jason Bass, Jesse Pohlman

This was one of our favorite shots.  It's not the only abandoned vehicle, but this one is just...Screwed.  One, it's surrounded by water you do not want to risk walking in.  Two, that water dragged a bunch of sand out from the ocean and into the road, and in this case it's probably gotten at least part of the wheels trapped.

Long Beach; Jesse Pohlman, Jason Bass

And here's another one!

The above pictures are from the album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100757206354304.2613119.11325333&type=3.  All pictures below are by Frank Napoli, and come from this album.

We also received images from Frank Napoli, owner of Atlantic Pizzeria.  These were taken at night, last night.

Photo by Frank Napoli

Photo by Frank Napoli

These two pics above really fit into the "Ship, ahoy!" category.

Photo by Frank Napoli

This is a daring shot, of the "do not try this at home" variety!

Photo by Frank Napoli

Here's the view down Guy Lombardo.  Note that this is before high-tide fully kicked in.

Photo by Frank Napoli

So there you have it.  There's plenty of links above, plenty of other shots, but these are just some choice images of Freeport immediately before and after (not in that order, of course!) the storm.  As we access more pictures - and video! - be sure to stay tuned to The Weekly Freeporter!

And don't hesitate to check in on Atlantic Pizzeria, the best pizza in Freeport!