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Television screen shots September 2004
 
By nightfall, the destruction was clear, and a reporter recounted his experiences as Hurricane Charley passed over him while he sought refuge in the former Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge-Punta Gorda.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hurricane Charley left its mark as it tore through Florida.
 
 
 
 
Photographs May 31, 2005
 
 
 
 

Punta Gorda's venerable HoJo's turned Holiday Inn was deemed a total loss and leveled. Only the naked Holiday Inn sign frame remained by my visit.

The former HoJo's chunk of choice real estate will have been redeveloped into a pricey condominium complex.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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