Views of the Neighborhood – Recovery

~ John W. Howell

Today on Views of the Neighborhood I want to give you a glimpse of a few of the merchants who are still not in their buildings but who have decided to start on the road to recovery their own way. Most businesses in Port Aransas lost their buildings. A few have decided to open with some temporary accommodations. I hope you enjoy the view.

The United States Post Office is up and running in temporary buildings on the original site but opposite the damaged building.

Ace Hardware pulled in a trailer and several Pods and now supply basic hardware items. The original store is behind the trailer and being worked on.

Coffee Waves

Coffee Waves is our local version of Starbucks. It is still not ready for use.

But you can still get a coffee in the parking lot. Their trailer is up and running.

My bank is open in a temporary trailer which is in front of the bank building.

The design Center is open for consultations. Their branch in Corpus Christi has the inventory.

Billy Joes is open with a food trailer. Billy Joe served free Thanksgiving meals on thanksgiving Day out of this trailer.

The Fly It Port A kite store is selling their kites on the front parking lot of the store. The store itself is under renovation.

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

65 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Recovery”

  4. Coffee, hardware, good food and a kite – you guys are stylin’

    It’s so good to see the strength of spirit on display.

    A great post and a good reminder of the scope of devastation, John.

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  9. Reblogged this on Jan Hawke INKorporated and commented:
    This says so much about the human spirit’s resilience and tenacity! LOL 😀 In the aftermath of devastating winds and resulting damage, people still want to buy and fly kites! Great that everyone’s pulling themselves up and out of the disaster – thanks so much for sharing, John! ❤

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  23. Thank you John for this photo story,so telling of folks resilience in the face of such adversity.

    My favourite book read in our book club was ‘A place called Winter’ by Patrick Gale.Possibly not for the faint hearted,buy full of love,lust,heartbreak and happiness.

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