hurricane isabel
All photos Copyright © 2003 Erin Harty. Please do not reproduce without permission.
Pictures from the historic district of Annapolis around high tide at noon, the day after Isabel. Waters had already retreated somewhat from the previous high tide, which came at midnight during the storm.
This is the worst flooding ever seen in the historic district.
This is the edge of where the flood waters reached to. (And if you've been to 'Naplis, you know that's a significant way from the dock.) The picture is taken at the bottom of Main Street, in front of Buddy's Crabs and Ribs, looking up toward State Circle. I don't believe any of the stores on Main Street actually flooded, but the water came right up to their doorsteps.
You couldn't see much if you stayed on dry land, which is why so many people waded in... it was actually quite a festive atmosphere.
I'm standing in the middle of the funky intersection at the bottom of Main Street... it's sort of a psuedo traffic circle. Entirely underwater, about knee deep. Obviously, the only traffic was of the marine variety.
Looking down Randall Street.
Farther down Randall Street. The cement posts with the chains that you see off to the right mark the edge of the dock area.
Sandbags in front of McGarvey's Oyster Bar.
The shops along Randall Street. These are across the street from the dock, and got some flooding, but not too bad.
More Randall Street shops. City Dock Outfitters is at the corner on Main Street, near where the first picture was taken.
My friend Trish, who brought her dogs down to swim in the water.
Trish's Jack Russell, Katie, swimming along in front of a store at the corner of Green Street and Main.
This is the dock area itself... it's under the water there somewhere.
These are some of the shops along the northeast side of the dock, on Dock Street.
Yes, that is a boat, going down Dock Street.
This is the historic market that's sort of in a median area on Randall Street, right in front of the dock. Water was waist high in the store during the worst of the flooding.
The Alex Haley statue that sits right alongside the dock. Yes, those are swimming goggles and a snorkel. Let it never be said that Annapolitans don't have a sense of humor...
Looking down Compromise Street toward the bridge over Spa Creek (which was flooded) and Eastport.
A closer-up shot of the dock area. The big wooden pilings mark the edge of where the water usually is.
More stores on Dock Street... Stevens Hardware, Armadillos, the Ice Cream Factory...
Sadly, that striped awning is the gelato store. I guess I will have to suspend my latest exercise regime... jogging into the historic district, getting a gelato, and jogging home.
Below are a couple of pictures of how the City Dock area SHOULD look...
Alex Haley without swim gear.
The white building is Stevens Hardware. This photo is taken from a vantage point down near Compromise Street, I think, which is farther than I waded today.
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