Gulf Side Restoration Pictures

May 24, 2008: Fellow Starlighters, here are some additional restoration pictures showing the West wall of Starlight Tower facing the Gulf of Mexico side.

The pictures bellow are offered courtesy of George Wolff and Gigi Guthrie of #208.

Quoting some of George's remarks: "As you can see they have had to remove windows in unit #208 (us) because of deep beam damage that seems to extend upwards several floors, judging from the stucco chipped away. This is where the worst interior leaking was. The contractors anticipate requiring many unit owners to remove windows or storm shutters where similar problems are found. The second photo is fairly alarming. This shows only a fraction of the red trouble sports surrounding balconies that weren’t enclosed by windows. Work there will be extensive."

Thank you very much Gigi and George and please keep these pictures coming!
 

Gulf Side: West wall face damage window and shutter removal

Gulf Side: Worst damage around open balconies red spots

The pictures bellow are intended for moral boosting and to appreciate how lucky we are discovering the problems we had and taking care of those immediately.

There are two pictures of a beach front building in Pass a Grille being restored by Wilson Kehoe that will give us a sense of perspective. Pictures taken by George and quoting him: "If we think we have structural problems, you should see these shots. They’ll silence anybody who thinks salt invasion is a problem we should ignore or delay."
 

Pass a Grille Beach building

Detail of Pass a Grille Beach building