When Hurricane Ian tore through Florida in 2022, it destroyed not just thousands of homes, but decades of history—particularly in Fort Myers, where a collection of beloved rainbow-hued beach cottages were decimated by the horrifying storm.
The properties, which made up an idyllic beachfront community called Paradise Point, had originally been built in the 1960s and had become a local treasure in the six decades before the Category 5 hurricane touched down in the Sunshine State.
Further devastation came when the owners of those cottages, Dennis and Lisa Greenspon, announced that they would not make an effort to rebuild, saying in a statement that the structures were “no more.”…