Parking Area totally blocked by fallen tree one of thousands uprooted in a period of 5 hours

Damage to the County Courthouse  Complex 

Signs blown out and construction equipment thrown around like toys

Newspaper Boxes blown over and into the trees

The view down Dixie shows continued devastation left by Hurricane Wilma's Wrath

Clematis Street the main street in West Palm had some areas unscathed but further down in the 300  and 200 block there was  much more damage.

Trees lined Clematis but in a horizontal manner

The Expression on the startled character that decorated the Trolley Stop says it all

A Jeep suffers bad damage from the falling facade in front of Roxys Restaurant

Shops like Vendome  boarded up and paid off the next day after

This family enjoys  hot Pizza and pontificating about the experience with Wilma

Your Truly from VPB enjoys Pizza Luna Cheese Pizza Slice

Pizza Luna was one of the only eateries open the day after and they had brisk business all day

Some of the hard woodworking Bell south workers stop to enjoy the open Pizza Luna

Centennial Fountain Area waterless for days after Wilma

The passing on Narcissus Street is made impassable

Many awnings such as this one at HP Todds  Restaurant were totally demolished

A shot of the damaged awning the next day 

More awnings that brought down by Wilma

Very easy to see how the Hurricane shutter her protected this shop other wise it would have been a mess

Winds were so concentrated here that hey bent the wrought iron fence backwards

Canteen Eatery had been closed for season but the damage was still outside and in.

A 40 ft  Sailing vessel was no match for the wave and wind from Wilma

You barely see this Power boat as it was capsized

Here is another example of the power that Wilma brought through downtown West Palm Beach 

An transport emergency plane flies overhead bound for the Palm Beach airport which was closed for 4 days

Doorman Matt back at work after weathering the storm in downtown

Nothing stops the US Post Service and Wilma  of course was no exception

The window of  Chamber President Dennis O Grady was blown out as some workers are in there salvaging what they can 

Trace Gallagher of  FOX news opened his 7PM Show here in front of  a dark Florida Fitness that night.

City workers are out he next day trying to clear up the main thruways and walkways

Up near the Esplanade on an empty Lakeview Ave shows more damage as well