Gulf Shores, Alabama is one of our favorite places. The white quartz sand glows in the sunlight and squeaks when you walk on it, although the sand feels velvety soft and warm. It was cool and breezy today and only the most hardy of the spring breakers were out sunbathing and enjoying the water.
This series of condominiums now sits on beachfront property that was a large and luxurious beachfront campground just starting to expand in 2000. Hurricane Ivan struck the area in September of 2004 and damaged a large area of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama as well as Perdido Key, Florida.
Eight years ago you couldn't tell that there was a campground within the grounds of the Gulf Shores State Park. Now you can see it clearly from Hwy. 182. Prior to the hurricane, the area between the roadway and the campground was thick with trees, bushes and grasses.
The Florabama bar was once a rambling, ramshackle bar that extended out onto the beach with outdoor eating areas and pavilions for partying. Caught by the Hurricane and now overshadowed by huge new condo developments what is left now looks like a break room area for construction workers. According to their website, the owners have been granted a variance and will be allowed to rebuild Florabama to near its old configuration. Party on!
A close up shot of some of the homes on Ono Island in the Perdido Key/Gulf Shores area. I could live there; being on the Old River and having access to the Gulf of Mexico--I think I could handle that. There's no lottery in Alabama however, so I guess I'll have to wait.
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The beach and the homes are absolutely lovely.
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